Why do so many people make an extra effort to get to church on Ash Wednesday — the first of Lent's 40 days — when it is not a holy day of obligation, and they are not required to receive ashes?
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What is Ash Wednesday? What to know about holy day in Stockton, SJ
Ash Wednesday 2026 marks the start of Lent on Feb. 18. Learn about the Christian holy day's traditions.
LOS ANGELES (CNS) -- Christians are observing Ash Wednesday, ushering in the 40-day season of Lent, when the faithful prepare for Easter by doing penance for sins and seeking spiritual renewal through ...
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Cardinal Tobin leads Ash Wednesday Masses inside New Jersey ICE facility
NEWARK, N.J. (RNS) — The Newark bishops are the only confirmed U.S. bishops who plan to celebrate Ash Wednesday Mass in an ICE detention facility.
In 2026 Ash Wednesday falls on Wednesday, Feb. 18. The liturgical celebration is the start of the Lenten season for Catholics, which ends on Easter Sunday. Other Christian churches offer Ash Wednesday ...
Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, a 40-day period of fasting and prayer observed by Christians. The 40 days of Lent represent the time Jesus spent fasting in the desert. This year, Ash ...
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Pope's Ash Wednesday liturgy laments 'ashes of international law' left by today's conflicts
Pope Leo XIV has opened the church's penitential Lenten season by presiding over Ash Wednesday.
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