Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Catholic churches did something different as they observed Ash Wednesday this year — sprinkling rather than smearing. In lieu of what has become the standard ...
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Following the parades and parties of Mardi Gras, people across the Baton Rouge area will mark Ash Wednesday. Ash Wednesday in 2026 is being observed on Wednesday, Feb. 18.
Ash Wednesday occurs roughly six and a half weeks before the arrival of Easter, and is a day marked by prayer, fasting, and often, making a cross on one's forehead with ash. This holiday is widely ...
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Trinity English Lutheran Church brings back its Ashes to Go for Ash Wednesday 2026. Wednesday, February 18, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Reverend Dr. Gary Erdos will offer the ...