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Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent for people of Christian faith. Each year, Catholics, Lutherans and other denominations around the world observe the 40-day period of self-sacrifice and ...

Ash Wednesday is a day of solemn reflection and repentance that reminds Christians of human mortality and the need for reconciliation with God. People receive ashes on their foreheads on Ash ...

Parkersburg resident Marvin Trippett walks back to his pew following the imposition of ashes on his forehead during an Ash Wednesday service Wednesday afternoon at Crossroads Church in Waverly.

(Barry Williams / New York Daily News) People take selfies after receiving ashes on the forehead on Ash Wednesday at St. Patrick's Cathedral on March 5, 2025, in New York City. Ash Wednesday is ...

Ash Wednesday is March 5, which marks the beginning of Lent, a 40-day period of repentance, fasting and prayer. Many worshipers will receive the marking of the cross in ash on their foreheads on ...

Ash Wednesday is on March 5 in 2025. Christians commonly celebrate Ash Wednesday with ashes on their forehead and fasting to ...

AND THE 40 DAY Millions of Christians around the world are recognizing Ash Wednesday this week, marking the beginning of Lent. Ashes displayed on parishioners' foreheads in the shape of a cross ...

Ash Wednesday gets its name from the practice of placing ashes on the foreheads of the faithful as a sign of penance. A minister or priest marks the forehead of each participant with black ashes ...

This year, Ash Wednesday — a solemn day of fasting and ... Christians have received a sign of the cross with ashes on their forehead at the beginning of that season as a reminder of mortal ...

Ash Wednesday serves as a reminder of human mortality and the need for repentance. The priest or minister places ashes on the foreheads of worshippers while reciting the words: "Remember that you ...