On Ash Wednesday, we begin Lent. Watch, reflect, and enter Lent with intention. #AshWednesday #Lent2026 #CatholicFaith #RepentAndBelieve #BeginAgain #CatholicOnline | Catholic Online

Today, Ash Wednesday, marks the beginning of Lent. Here are some facts to know about this important day: | Catholic News Agency

Pope Leo celebrates his first Ash Wednesday Liturgy as Bishop of Rome with the Penitential Procession on the Aventine Hill from Sant’Anselmo to the Basilica of Santa Sabina. This ancient practice of the Holy Father participating in the Roman Station Church liturgy was restored by Pope St. John XXIII in 1959. #popeleoxiv #romanstationchurch #ashwednesday | Catholic News Agency

� ASH WEDNESDAY PRAYER SERVICE | FEBRUARY 18TH � Beginning the Lenten Season with Repentance, Prayer & Renewal Welcome to this sacred Ash Wednesday Prayer Ministration as we officially begin the 40 Days & 40 Nights Lenten Journey. Ash Wednesday marks the start of a season of consecration, fasting, repentance, and spiritual revival. It is a time to return to God with all our hearts and prepare for the power of Christ’s resurrection. � “Return to Me with all your heart, with fasting, with weeping,