Ash Wednesday is a holy day of reflection and repentance in the Christian faith. Believers observe the day by fasting and ...

Today is Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent, Christianity's 40-day season of prayer and fasting leading up to Jesus ...

Here's what to know about the holy day. Many Christians will abstain from ... according to the Catholic News Agency. Last year's Palm Sunday was on March 24 − the Sunday before Easter.

The holy day, also known as the Day of Ashes, has roots all the way back to the Middle Ages. While most commonly associated with the Roman Catholic Church, it is observed by many Western Christian ...

However, the spring equinox date isn’t fixed, so the Catholic Church created a fixed date of March 21 to define it, USA TODAY reported. So, the full moon after that equinox will indicate which Sunday ...

The modern-day Roman Catholic Church is credited for applying the ashes in the shape of a cross on the forehead. Is Ash Wednesday a holy day of obligation? Not according to britannica.com.

In the state of Jalisco, the Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of Most Holy Mary in Guadalajara was tagged with graffiti ...

As the Catechism of the Catholic Church states in No. 1670 ... Ash Wednesday is not a holy day of obligation and therefore receiving ashes is not obligatory. However, it is always recommended ...