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.

Bill co-sponsors Rep. Wendy Horman, R-Idaho Falls, and Senate Majority Leader Lori Den Hartog, R-Meridian, told the committee ...

Members of the Catholic Church, ages 18 to 59, are required to observe Lent and fast on Ash Wednesday. Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are known as obligatory days of abstinence. Children 14 and ...

A Lent journey for children (£1.99 (£1.79); 978-1-78140-503-1), are “informed and inspired by” Wild Bright Hope (review here). For adults, there are a daily Bible read­ing, pictures, re­­flections, ...

It also marks the beginning of the countdown toward Easter, as people that practice the religion will also be observing Lent leading up to the holiday that celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Children and elderly people are usually exempt from fasting and giving up meat. Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, which is "a period of preparation to be able to celebrate" Easter ...

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

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New this year, on Ash Wednesday, March 5, families with young children are invited to an interactive worship experience at ...

Shrove Tuesday comes from the practice of “shriving,” purifying oneself through confession, before Lent, and is another ... similar to Halloween where children dress up and collect candy.

with many children, cradling in love and motherly care, for all of us are the Son she bears,... holding us one with Him, each tangible limb. N.B. The Triodion, in ancient Christian tradition, is a ...