Ash Wednesday is the first day of the season of Lent that leads up to Good Friday and Easter. What to know about the day.

This is just the beginning of the 46 days until Easter Sunday. As the holy days fall on a different date each year, here are ...

If we renounce these things, then is our fasting true and acceptable. The words of this hymn, sung at Vespers on the first day of Great Lent, challenge us to take a deeper look, not only into the very ...

Ash Wednesday is a day of repentance, marked by ashes being placed on a worshiper's forehead in the shape of a cross by a priest, pastor or minister during church services. Ashes are a symbol of ...

Ash Wednesday is a day of repentance, marked by ashes being placed on a worshiper's forehead in the shape of a cross by a priest, pastor or minister during church services. Ashes are a symbol of ...

Spring is around the corner, which means the return of the Christian season of Lent. Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the 40-day period in which Christians worldwide observe a period of ...