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

Catholic schoolchildren attend Ash Wednesday services, some for first time, in Pilsen. A total of 180 students from St. Pius V School attended an Ash Wednesday mass along with parishioners.

A St. Joseph High School student receives ashes from the Rev. Andrew Fischer on Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent, at Most Blessed Sacrament Church in Natrona Heights, Harrison on Wednesday ...

Mead Hall and St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic School students participated in Ash Wednesday Aiken gatherings to mark the start of Lent, focus on prayer.

Fr. Kevin Nolan blesses students from Holy Trinity Catholic School and Pre-School with a mark of the cross during Ash Wednesday Mass at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in San Pedro on Wednesday ...

Tritzi Santos, a first grader at St. Peter School, receives ashes during Mass on Ash Wednesday at St. Peter Church on Main Street in Danbury, Conn. Students from St. Peter School attended the Mass ...

Students from Christ Cathedral Academy celebrate Ash Wednesday Mass at Christ Cathedral in Garden Grove, CA on Wednesday, March 5, 2025. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG) ...

Ash Wednesday marks the start of Lent, a 40-day period of penance and prayer that ends at Easter. For observant Christians, it's a day of repentance and a time to confess sins and profess devotion ...

WHAT TO KNOW. Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent, is on Feb. 14 this year.It is a 40-day season of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving for many Christians. The secular holiday Valentine's Day also ...

In 2024, Ash Wednesday arrived early in the season, falling on Feb. 14, which is also Valentine's Day. This year, in 2025, Ash Wednesday is recognized nearly a month later on Wednesday, March 5.

This year, in 2025, Ash Wednesday is recognized nearly a month later on Wednesday, March 5. The day also marks the beginning of Lent, which lasts 40 days, and ends on another Christian observance ...

Between 550 and 575 students came together at Powers Catholic High School in Flint this week for the school’s Ash Wednesday service.