Why ashes on Ash Wednesday? By Fr. Paul Jarvis Pastor of Guardian Angels Church & School First of all, Ash Wednesday – the first day of Lent, the penitential season prior to Easter ...

Easter this year will be in late April, on Sunday, April 20. Easter Sunday sometimes falls in late April, because the holiday ...

For those who don't want to miss getting an Ash Wednesday blessing, there are multiple ... Church's welcome center will be 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. for prayer. Ashes will be available at the daily office ...

It's almost time to break out your King Cake and Mardi Gras beads — Fat Tuesday is just around the corner. Though many don't traditionally associate Carnival Season with Easter, the monthslong ...

Believers in Christ around the world observe Ash Wednesday as a time for prayers, acts of charity, and mortifications. It is also the period when the faithful practice good deeds, such as ...

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the 40-day period in which Christians worldwide observe a period of reflection, prayer ...

an app for Catholic prayer and meditation. Eastern Orthodox churches observe Lent or Great Lent. Lent for Eastern Orthodox churches begins on Monday (called Clean Monday), but Ash Wednesday is not ...

It may appear odd, but it is a mark people that practice Christianity receive at Mass on Ash Wednesday ... to be celebrated with self-sacrifice, prayer and other religious activities leading ...

The season of Lent begins Wednesday for many Christian denominations ... and receive either ashes, a blessing, prayers or all of the above. "This is a great way to bring the church to the ...