Those 14 and older in the Catholic church are expected to abstain from meat on Ash Wednesday, as well as on Fridays in the Lenten season. When is Lent? Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, March 5 and ...

Lent begins on Wednesday, March 5, 2025 (Ash Wednesday) and ends at sundown on Thursday, April 17 (Holy Thursday). Dates may differ depending on what calendar a church is using and how they ...

The beginning of March launches the first of several holidays and traditions with Roman Catholic roots: Mardi Gras, Ash Wednesday, Lent and St. Patrick’s Day. While they date back centuries ...

Ash Wednesday is also a day of obligatory fasting for the Catholic faithful. For members of the Roman Catholic Church, fasting is obligatory from age 18-59, according to the USCCB.

For Catholics and Christians Ash Wednesday marks the start of Lent and the 40 days of fasting leading up to ... made obvious by this parishioner at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Ira ...

A Catholic priest sprinkles ash on the head of a man during Ash Wednesday rituals last year, on Feb 17, 2021, at the St. Gabriel the Archangel Parish in Caloocan, Metro Manila, Philippines.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — Christians worldwide are observing Ash Wednesday, which marks the beginning of the Lenten season. At Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in West Ashley, congregants ...

As Ash Wednesday is the beginning of the Lent season, many people will choose to give up something for 40 days. Lent is a season to remember how Jesus went to the desert to pray and fast for 40 days.

Several local congregations — including St. Michael Catholic Church in Greenfield— honored Ash Wednesday this week, marking the start of Lent. Many Christians use 40 days of Lent as a time for ...

St. Norbert was among Archdiocese of Chicago Catholic parishes and schools hosting palm burning ceremonies for Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent (on Feb. 22). Easter Sunday is April 9.

Candy Frigo, 70, receives ashes Wednesday from Terry Nelson-Johnson, pastoral minister at Old St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, ... Photos: Ash Wednesday marks the start of Lent for Christians ...