Ash Wednesday is a day away and begins the Christian season of Lent 2026. The 6-week period that leads up to Easter. What we ...

Learn what Ash Wednesday means, why people get ashes on their foreheads, and how the tradition marks the start of Lent.

Pope Leo XIV has opened the church’s penitential Lenten season by presiding over Ash Wednesday. He is lamenting the “ashes of ...

The ashes placed on worshipers' foreheads on Ash Wednesday traditionally symbolize mortality and the inevitability of death. They are often accompanied by some variation of the words "remember that ...

Christians commonly celebrate Ash Wednesday with ashes on their forehead and fasting to start the Lenten season, according to britannica.com. Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, which is Feb. 18, 2026. Lent ...

Fr. Chris Harris of Christ Church Cranbrook targets Royal Oak market, local nursing homes and other spots for outreach at the ...

By the middle of Lent, the visible signs begin to fade. The ashes are long washed away. The resolutions we made with such clarity now live quietly in the background of ordinary days.

You can mark the start of Lent in a single moment: ashes on the forehead, a short phrase, and a choice to slow down. Ash Wednesday begins a 40-day season of focused prayer, fasting, and reflection ...

Anke Deibler, Pastor at Calvary Lutheran Church in Mt. Airy offered ashes and a prayer from 6am to 8am for the faithful and commuters on Ash Wednesday at Woodbine Park and Ride. in Mt. Airy. Anke ...

For many Christians, this week brings Ash Wednesday, a solemn day of fasting and reflection. It signals the start of Lent, the most penitential season of the church calendar for Catholics and many ...

It's Ash Wednesday, marking the start of the Easter season for Christians. So what does Ash Wednesday mean? Here's what to know.

Since the times of ancient Rome, some Christians have been wearing a smudge of ashes on their foreheads every year during the Day of Ashes, also known as Ash Wednesday. Churches around the world ...