Ash Wednesday, in most Christian denominations, is the beginning of the Lenten season leading up to Easter Sunday. It is observed with a service where the faithful are marked with ashes. Many adults, ...
The Christian observance of Ash Wednesday Feb. 18 this year and will mark the season of Lent, leading up to Easter. Lent is one of five key periods on the Catholic liturgical calendar, along with ...
“When you fast, do not look gloomy like the hypocrites…. anoint your head and wash your face, so that you may not appear to be fasting, except to your Father who is hidden.” Find today’s readings here ...
This is the week of Ash Wednesday, a solemn day of fasting and reflection that signals the start of Lent, the most penitential season of the church calendar for Catholics and many other Christians. On ...
This is the week of Ash Wednesday, a solemn day of fasting and reflection that signals the start of Lent, the most penitential season of the church calendar for Catholics and many other Christians. On ...
Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the Lenten season for many Christians. In 2026, Ash Wednesday falls on Feb. 18, and Lent ends on April 2. The ashes, made from the previous year's Palm Sunday ...
The collection, released on Ash Wednesday (Feb. 18) is accompanied by the reboot of U2's 'Propaganda' 'Zine, as well as a short doc for song featuring Ed Sheeran. By Gil Kaufman From 1983’s “Sunday ...
This is the week of Ash Wednesday, a solemn day of fasting and reflection that signals the start of Lent, the most penitential season of the church calendar for Catholics and many other Christians. On ...
Do Christians eat meat on Ash Wednesday? The answer is yes and no, depending on their denomination. Many Catholics do not eat meat on Ash Wednesday, Good Friday or any Fridays during Lent, the rule is ...
U2 chose Ash Wednesday to release a quintet of songs that are among the most potent in their heady catalog. The band surprise dropped “Days of Ash,” a collection of five songs and a poem, on Feb. 18, ...
Pope Leo XIV swings a censer near the altar as celebrates Ash Wednesday Mass at Santa Sabina Basilica in Rome Feb. 18, 2026. Credit: OSV News photo/Remo Casilli, Reuters ROME (OSV News) — Beneath the ...
Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the Lenten season for many Christians. The ashes, made from the previous year's burnt palm branches, symbolize mortality and repentance. Lent is a 40-day period of ...