However, those who care about their religion may wonder: Is it a red flag to go on a romantic date with the Ash Wednesday cross on your forehead? “I guess it depends on your definition of a red ...

On Ash Wednesday, many Christians observe the tradition of placing ashes in a cross on the forehead, which may be accompanied by the words “Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return” or ...

During Ash Wednesday rituals, a member of the clergy will dab ashes on churchgoers’ foreheads and form a cross as a symbol ... “Remember, man is dust, and unto dust you shall return ...

Here's what to know about Ash Wednesday 2025. Rev. Michael Chaney, Episcopal Church of the Epiphany, makes the sign of the cross on a worshipers forehead with ashes on Wednesday, February 14 ...

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

That means you may see someone walking around with an ash cross on their forehead this Wednesday. Don't try to clean their forehead: Here's what it means and why the day figures so prominently in ...

This coming Wednesday many Christians will arrive at work with a black cross smudged on their foreheads; countless more will slip into a church or a chapel during their lunch ...

Gary and Lisa Lyon, co-pastors at Cross ... on Ash Wednesday and is celebrated by many Christians with fasting, penitence and, normally, the traditional application of ashes on one’s forehead.

During Mass on Ash Wednesday, a priest will mark a worshiper's forehead with ashes in the shape of a cross, and will say "Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return" or "Repent and ...