Ash Wednesday, a holiday in which those practicing receive ash on their foreheads in the shape of a cross, will take place ...

Every year in February and March, you'll see people walking around with black smudges on their foreheads. There's a simple reason for it – it's Ash Wednesday, an important season for Christians. Ash ...

Can Catholics eat meat on Ash Wednesday? Adult Catholics are expected to fast on Ash Wednesday by limiting themselves to one ...

Ashes will be distributed during all services that will be held at various times on Ash Wednesday, March 5, at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church, 1500 Brookdale Road, Naperville, to mark the ...

The Lent season – which is a 40-day period of prayer and fasting leading up to Easter – starts on Ash Wednesday and ends on the Thursday before Easter Sunday. This year, Ash Wednesday and the ...

The Lent season – which is a 40-day period of prayer and fasting leading up to Easter – starts on Ash Wednesday and ends on ...

Adult Catholics are expected to fast on Ash Wednesday by limiting themselves to one meal. Children older than 14 may eat normally, but avoid meat. Ash Wednesday places the faithful in the place of ...