Lent is a 40-day season observed by many Christians that begins with Ash Wednesday and leads into the final weeks of the ...

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It is hard to believe that the Lenten season is only a couple of weeks away. In the Catholic Liturgical Calendar, there are ...

Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent, Christianity's 40-day season of prayer, fasting and giving in preparation for Jesus Christ' resurrection.

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On Wednesday, many Christians will show up to work with ashes smudged on their foreheads. Many more will head to church on their lunch break or after work to receive a cross of ashes on their face.

Ash Wednesday is Wednesday, March 5. It is the first day of Lent, a 40-day season of prayer, fasting and giving. On Ash Wednesday, priests place ash crosses on worshipers' foreheads to indicate they ...