Ash Wednesday is the first day of the season of Lent that leads up to Good Friday and Easter. What to know about the day.

THE Lent season begins on March 5 as Catholics observe Ash Wednesday — a solemn period of prayer and fasting to prepare for ...

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Ash Wednesday falls on Wednesday, March 5 this year. In Western churches, Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, a period ...

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent for people of Christian faith. Each year, Catholics, Lutherans and other ...

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Also known as the Day of Ashes, this traditional day of repentance for Christians, and observed by various denominations, involves fasting and Mass.

"The season of Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, March 5, 2025. Christians make this Jubilee Lenten 'journey to Jerusalem' with our Lord Jesus Christ as 'pilgrims of hope,' renewing our faith, hope and ...

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Ash Wednesday is the start of Lent for those in the Christian faith. Find out what date Ash Wednesday falls on in 2025, Lent ...