In preparation for Easter, many Christians and Catholics have been observing Lent, which began on Ash Wednesday, March 5, and will continue for 40 days of prayer, fasting and almsgiving until April 17 ...

Children and the elderly are exempt from the fasting requirement on Ash Wednesday and during Lent. Catholics receive ashes on their forehead from Bishop Mark J. Seitz, who conducted a worship ...

Here are five interesting facts about Lent. 1. The meaning of ashes Ash Wednesday worship involves church services where ...

In the Catholic Church, ashes are applied to the forehead of each worship attendee at Ash Wednesday mass services. The receiving of ashes is not a sacrament of the Catholic Church and is therefore ...

Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent ... The Bible commands a lifestyle of worship and devotion that looks considerably like Lent. Therefore, while the word is absent in the Bible, the reality ...

Lent has begun for many in typical ways, with fish fries as well as Ash Wednesday worship services or occasions where one could stop and get ashes given out drive-by style. In churches such as one ...

Ash Wednesday is tomorrow and the Lenten season ... The Bible commands a lifestyle of worship and devotion that looks considerably like Lent. Therefore, while the word is absent in the Bible ...