“The idea of a drive-thru imposition of ashes seemed to fill the need of people to reconnect with God, the Church and the rituals many were missing.” 2025 marks the fifth year that Bridge ...

Rev. Jonathan Grace, of the Urban Village Church, gives ashes to a commuter Wednesday outside the Thorndale Red Line station. A pedestrian receives the imposition of ashes Wednesday from Terry ...

SOUTHBURY, CT — Lent, the 40-day period of fasting, reflection, and penance for Christians leading up to Easter Sunday, ...

In this combination image, A churchgoer is administered ashes by Father Phillip Landry in St. Louis Cathedral during the Ash Wednesday prayer and imposition of ashes on February 17, 2021 in New ...

Thus when on Ash Wednesday we receive the imposition of ashes symbolizing the inevitable death of our physical bodies here on Earth, we are also reminded of Jesus overcoming his earthly death just ...

Ash Wednesday famously centers around the Imposition of Ashes, usually on the forehead, as a remembrance of baptism. The minister will make a cross of ash on one’s forehead, telling them ...

waiting their turns for the imposition of ashes. "From dust you have come, from dust you shall return," Bryan said, repeating the blessing as he drew a cross in black ash on each of their foreheads.

“There is no formal liturgy, but I’ll be there with some volunteers and nice music with the imposition of ashes,” Campbell said. Not only does Ash Wednesday mark the beginning of ...

Parkersburg resident Marvin Trippett walks back to his pew following the imposition of ashes on his forehead during an Ash Wednesday service Wednesday afternoon at Crossroads Church in Waverly.

Wednesday, Feb. 22, is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of the 40-day Lenten season in the Christian calendar. These Corpus Christi churches will offer Mass, confession or other religious services in ...

Mardi Gras comes to a close following Bourbon Street sweep As drivers pull up, they roll down their windows for a time of prayer and the imposition of ashes, reminding worshipers of the Biblical ...