Here's a list of the Ash Wednesday Mass times for Catholic parishes in the Huntsville area: Annunciation of the Lord Catholic Church in Decatur: 6:00 AM (bilingual English and Spanish) 9:00 AM ...

Rev. Stephen Hamilton, pastor, traces a cross on the forehead of a woman during an Ash Wednesday service at St. Monica Catholic Church in Edmond, Oklahoma on Wednesday, March 5, 2014. Rev. Stephen ...

Ash Wednesday begins the holy season of Lent ... As the Catechism of the Catholic Church states in No. 1670: “Sacramentals do not confer the grace of the Holy Spirit in the way that the ...

Ash Wednesday is a day of repentance ... It is also common practice in the Catholic church to abstain from eating meat on Fridays during the Lenten season, though eating fish is permitted.

The modern-day Roman Catholic Church is credited for applying the ashes in the shape of a cross on the forehead. Is Ash Wednesday a holy day of obligation? Not according to britannica.com.

Members of the Catholic Church ages 18 to 59 are required to observe Lent and fast on Ash Wednesday, starting at 14 years old. "During Lent, we are asked to devote ourselves to seeking the Lord ...

In 325 CE, Emperor Constantine called a meeting of church leaders ... According to Catholic.com, modern Catholics (and some Christians) who participate in Ash Wednesday now receive ashes on ...

The modern-day Roman Catholic Church is credited for applying the ashes in the shape of a cross on the forehead. Is Ash Wednesday a holy day of obligation? Not according to britannica.com.