Ash Wednesday is this week, kicking off Lent, Christianity's 40-day season of prayer, fasting and giving in preparation to honor the resurrection of Jesus Christ on Easter Sunday.

Ashes are a symbol of penance. Marking the first day of the 40-day Lenten season of prayer, Ash Wednesday is also a day of fasting and abstinence for Catholics. Start the day smarter.

Lent, a season of penance that includes prayer, fasting and almsgiving, begins with Ash Wednesday—a holy day of prayer and fasting. Traditionally, "lent" referred to the lengthening of the days ...

Ash Wednesday is known to be a holy day of prayer and fasting. It’s a day when many Christians are reminded of their mortality with ashes placed on their foreheads in the sign of the cross.

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO) — Many of the faithful across KELOLAND attended Ash Wednesday services to mark the beginning of the 40 days of Lent. The ailing Pope Francis is in the prayers of both ...

Today is Ash Wednesday, which marks the beginning of Lent. It is the 40-day season of prayer and fasting in which Christians prepare for Easter. Author: KHOU Staff and KHOU.com (KHOU) Published: 2 ...

Ash Wednesday is also a day of obligatory fasting for the Catholic faithful. For members of the Roman Catholic Church, fasting is obligatory from age 18-59, according to the USCCB.

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) - Wednesday is Ash Wednesday, which this year is not only the start of the 40-day season of Lent, but also a day of fasting for peace as declared by Pope Francis.

There's an app for that (RNS) — Catholic prayer and meditation app Hallow also has taken the day's most visible tradition online with an 'AshTag' filter on both Facebook and Instagram.

Ash Wednesday – officially known as the Day of Ashes — is a day of repentance, when Christians confess their sins and profess their devotion to God. The last time Valentine's Day and Ash ...

Ash Wednesday, celebrated by Catholics and a number of Christian denominations, marks the beginning of Lent, a 40-day period of prayer, fasting and spiritual reflection that ends on Easter.