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LONGMEADOW — The monument sign outside St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church on Route 5 here proclaims “Be Kind, Ash Wednesday Is Feb. 26.” A little further away at St. Andrew’s Episcopal ...
The Ash Wednesday ritual of a mark on the forehead in the shape of a cross — the day’s reminder of humanity’s mortal state and start of Lent — will be altered on Feb. 17 because of ...
Ash Wednesday is always six and a half weeks before Easter. Since Ash Wednesday is dependent on the date of Easter, it can occur as early as Feb. 4 or as late as March 10. This year, Easter is ...
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 ...
Ash Wednesday always falls six and a half weeks before Easter. Because it's dependent on the date Easter falls on, it can occur as early as Feb. 4 or as late as March 10.
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 ...
When is Ash Wednesday 2025? This year, Ash Wednesday falls on March 5. In 2025 it ends on April 17, known as Maundy Thursday or Holy Thursday, the day before Good Friday.
Ash Wednesday, in the Christian church, is the beginning of the Lenten season and is observed with a service where the faithful are marked with ashes and many adults who are able to do so fast or ...
This year, in 2025, Ash Wednesday is recognized nearly a month later on Wednesday, March 5. The day also marks the beginning of Lent, which lasts 40 days, and ends on another Christian observance ...
In 2024, Ash Wednesday arrived early in the season, falling on Feb. 14, which is also Valentine's Day. This year, in 2025, Ash Wednesday is recognized nearly a month later on Wednesday, March 5.