If you notice people with ash‑marked crosses on their foreheads on Feb. 18, it’s because of Ash Wednesday, which marks the start of Lent on the Christian calendar. Ash Wednesday falls the day after ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Since the times of ancient Rome, some Christians have been wearing a smudge of ashes on their foreheads every year during the Day ...
This is the week of Ash Wednesday, a solemn day of fasting and reflection that signals the start of Lent, the most penitential season of the church calendar for Catholics and many other Christians. On ...
DE PERE, Wis. (WBAY) - For many Christians, Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, a 40-day period of fasting and prayer ahead of Easter. St. Anne’s Episcopal Church in De Pere offered ashes to go ...