Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, an important time for Christians leading up to Easter. Here's what to know.

During Mass on Ash Wednesday, a priest will mark a worshiper's forehead with ashes in the shape of a cross, and will say "Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return" or "Repent and ...

Holy Saturday marks the end of the Lenten season on April 19, it is a time to mourn the death of Jesus and to prepare for his ...

Ashes in the shape of a cross are often placed on parishioners' foreheads with the prayer "Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return," during a special Ash Wednesday service.

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We make the sign of the cross by putting the right hand to the forehead, then on the breast ... Ashes are blessed in the Church on Ash Wednesday. They are used to keep us in mind of our humble ...

Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, a day when many churches hold services that remind Christians that “we are but dust and to dust we shall return.” The ashes used to mark the sign of the cross on ...