Ash Wednesday is one of the most solemn of Christian dates. It's the start of a weekslong period for the faithful called Lent that comes ahead of one of the most joyous of Christian holidays ...

Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent, is on March 5, 2025. Lent is a period of prayer, fasting, and giving for Christians. Ashes represent death and repentance, reminding Christians of human mortality.

Deacon Dave Rohner does the Ash Wednesday reading at St. Theresa of the Child Jesus Roman Catholic Church in Hellertown. Catholics around the Lehigh Valley attended services Wednesday, March 5 ...

The beginning of March launches the first of several holidays and traditions with Roman Catholic roots such as Mardi Gras, Ash Wednesday, Lent and St. Patrick’s Day.

But the rules for Ash Wednesday are unwavering for believers. Bishop John Dolan of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix spoke with The Arizona Republic about the meaning and purpose of Ash Wednesday.

Ash Wednesday falls on March 5, 2025. Ash Wednesday falls on March 5, ... While most commonly associated with the Roman Catholic Church, it is observed by many Western Christian denominations, ...

When is Ash Wednesday 2025? This year, Ash Wednesday falls on March 5. The Roman Catholic day of fasting marks the first day of the season of Lent, a 40-day period of prayer and repentance leading ...

A devotee with an ash cross on her forehead prays during Ash Wednesday rites March 5, 2025 at the Redemptorist Church in Manila, Philippines as Catholics in this predominantly Roman Catholic ...

Worshippers gathered at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in San Pedro on Wednesday, March 5, to observe the start of the solemn 40-day season of Lent, which leads up to Easter.

Roman Catholic churches all over the country have performed the ritual for Ash Wednesday, March 5, 2025. In the City of Talisay, the Lenten season opened with a Holy Mass at the Santa Teresa de Avila ...

Worshippers gathered at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in San Pedro on Wednesday, March 5, to observe the start of the solemn 40-day season of Lent, which leads up to Easter.