Flint Powers Catholic sophomore Aliyah Rose, 15 at center, prays with her classmates after receiving the ash cross on her ...

I received the ashes next to a young family with a baby waving a tiny purple giraffe. ... Today, I take my own children—both born after miscarriages—to the Ash Wednesday service.

Church services for Ash Wednesday were set for noon and 7 p.m. at St. Mark’s, 330 E. 16th St., Upland. Related Articles.

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 ...

READING, Pa. - Christians in Berks County and around the world are observing Ash Wednesday a little differently this year, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. To minimize contact, the priest at St ...

Not all Christians observe Ash Wednesday, but for those who do, they typically attend an Ash Wednesday church service. During the service, a priest or other minister draws a cross of ashes on ...

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Ash Wednesday marks the start of Lent. Here's everything to know about why it is celebrated by Christians, where to get the ashes and more.

Congregants enter the Church Without Walls, 5725 Queenston Blvd., for an Ash Wednesday service in Houston, Wednesday, March 5, 2025. The late U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner was a longtime member of ...