Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, a 40-day period (excluding Sundays) leading up to Easter Sunday. It’s a day of repentance, fasting, and self-reflection, reminding Christians of their ...

Ash Wednesday is the first day of the Lenten ... excluding Sundays, of reflection, repentance, sacrifice and spiritual growth. It is primarily observed by Catholics but other denominations such ...

It’s a day of repentance. Ash Wednesday marks the first day of Lent, a period of reflection, fasting and prayer leading up to Easter that many of the Christian faith observe, according to ...

Unsplash Ash Wednesday marks the start of Lent ... Monday-a different but equally profound focus on purification and reflection. "You are dust, and to dust you shall return." ...

This year, Ash Wednesday — a solemn day of fasting and reflection to mark the start of Christianity's most penitent season — on March 5. In the Christian tradition, Ash Wednesday marks the ...

and reflection. In Christian tradition, Jesus spent 40 days in the desert fasting before his Crucifixion. So, for many practicing Christians, Ash Wednesday is spent fasting, praying their first ...

To get a "black mark," we understand from the common lexicon, isn't a good thing — except on Ash Wednesday, when many Christians observe the beginning of Lent with a smudge of ash on their ...

It’s that time of year again — Ash Wednesday. A time when I used to feel the three g’s — glum, guilt and gloom — and enter into the season of self-punishment. The reminder that ‘I came ...

services and other ways of reflection to lead up to Easter. Several local congregations — including St. Michael Catholic Church in Greenfield— honored Ash Wednesday this week, marking the ...

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, a 40-day period of reflection and repentance observed by Christians. During Lent, believers focus on Christ's life and sacrifice. Ashes, symbolizing ...