Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, an important time for Christians leading up to Easter. Here's what to know.

Consuelo Parez, 85, of Merced has ash placed on her forehead in the shape of a cross during Ash Wednesday Mass at Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church in Merced. Andrew Kuhn [email protected] ...

Lent begins on Ash Wednesday and is celebrated by many Christians with fasting, penitence and, normally, the traditional application of ashes on one’s forehead. Ed Fitzgerald, 83, of Washington ...

On Ash Wednesday, many Christians observe the tradition of placing ashes in a cross on the forehead, which may be accompanied by the words “Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return” or ...

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.

Here's what to know about Ash Wednesday 2025. Rev. Michael Chaney, Episcopal Church of the Epiphany, makes the sign of the cross on a worshipers forehead with ashes on Wednesday, February 14 ...

During Mass on Ash Wednesday, a priest will mark a worshiper's forehead with ashes in the shape of a cross, and will say "Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return" or "Repent and ...