Ash Wednesday is March 5, which marks the beginning of Lent, a 40-day period of repentance, fasting and prayer. Many worshipers will receive the marking of the cross in ash on their foreheads on ...

It’s Ash Wednesday, a day to mark the first day of Lent for many Christian groups including Catholics, Lutherans, and Anglicans. The holy day marks 40 days before Easter, a time of prayer and ...

Ash Wednesday tends to be recognizable for the ash crosses made on worshipers' foreheads. The cross, placed on a worshiper's forehead by a priest, indicates that a person belongs to Jesus Christ ...

Bernadette Gibson, director of pastoral care at Old St. Patricks applies ash in the sign of the cross to a commuter on Ash Wednesday at Union Station, Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024.

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent and its observance lasts for 40 days. Here's what to know about the Christian tradition.

Ash Wednesday's roots date back to the 11th century and stem from Jewish fasting and penance practices. It is widely believed that Roman Catholics began to mark the head with ashes as a cross in ...

Ash Wednesday's roots date back to the 11th century and stem from Jewish fasting and penance practices. It is widely believed that Roman Catholics began to mark the head with ashes as a cross in ...