The Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Denver held Ash Wednesday services on March 5, 2025. Ash Wednesday is a holy day of prayer and fasting in many Western Christian denominations.

DANBURY —St. Peter Church in Danbury celebrated multiple Masses on Ash Wednesday to distribute ashes to mark the start of Lent. Students from St. Peter School on the opposite of Main Street from ...

Trinity Lutheran Church in Mount Joy hosted Ash Wednesday activities geared toward children and youth Wednesday evening. Open to the public, the event featured a soup supper; a church service; ...

SCHENECTADY - From St. Anthony's Ash Wednesday service Wednesday, March 5, 2025. It signifies the beginning of Lent, the period from Ash Wednesday through Holy Saturday, the day before Easter.

Photos: Lehigh Valley Catholics attended services to mark Ash Wednesday 2025, observed on the first day of Lent.

New York’s Catholics observe the start of Lent throughout the city on Ash Wednesday, March 5, 2025. Today marks the beginning of Christianity’s 40 days of prayer, fasting and giving ahe… ...

The Rev. Suzy Post and the Rev. Tim Harlin administer ashes during an Ash Wednesday service at Christ Church Greenwich on March 5, 2025. Ned Gerard/Hearst Connecticut Media ...

Related: 75 Best Lent Quotes and Sayings for 2025 What Is the History of Ash Wednesday? The placement of ashes on the heads of Christians observing Lent goes back to at least the 10th century.

This year, in 2025, Ash Wednesday is recognized nearly a month later on Wednesday, March 5. The day also marks the beginning of Lent, which lasts 40 days, and ends on another Christian observance ...

Lent begins on Wednesday, March 5, 2025 (Ash Wednesday) and ends at sundown on Thursday, April 17 (Holy Thursday). Dates may differ depending on what calendar a church is using and how they ...

Students from St. Peter School on the opposite of Main Street from the church filled the pews for the 9 a.m. service on Wednesday. Each of the students received ashes on their forehead from the ...

In 2024, Ash Wednesday arrived early in the season, falling on Feb. 14, which is also Valentine's Day. This year, in 2025, Ash Wednesday is recognized nearly a month later on Wednesday, March 5.