Yes, Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, which is March 5. When does Lent end? Lent ends at sundown on Thursday, April 17, also known as Holy Thursday. ... like TV in the background or music always on.

Ash Wednesday is March 5, which marks the beginning of Lent, a 40-day period of repentance, fasting and prayer. Many worshipers will receive the marking of the cross in ash on their foreheads on ...

The 40 days refer to a biblical background: the flood lasted 40 days, ... Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent: Feb. 22. Palm Sunday, the beginning of Holy Week: April 2.

While Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent today, Lent is the older of the two, according to the Museum of the Bible. Lent was established centuries ago, around AD 325, and accepted only ...

Today, many Christians from different religious backgrounds will receive ashes on their foreheads that symbolize man's formation from ashes and the inevitable return to ashes in death. As Christians ...

Ash Wednesday is a chance for clergy to remind Christians of their mortality, often with a swipe of thumb-to-forehead ashes. But this year, the holy day came one day after federal health officials ...

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 ...

A pair of Ash Wednesday Catholic services drew more than 700 people of all ages and cultural backgrounds to Woodlawn Chapel, March 5 and encouraged attendees to strive for holiness. Fort Belvoir ...

Easter eggs, bible and spring flowers on table against wall background. In 2025, Easter Sunday will be on Sunday, ... Ash Wednesday, the start of the Easter season, falls on March 5, 2025.

Smearing her thumb across 6-year-old Genevieve Dalton’s forehead, the Rev. Robin Anderson repeated the solemn words of Ash Wednesday: “From dust you came. To dust you shall return.” Then ...

Several Aiken churches, including St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church, on Feb. 14, 2024, marked the arrival of Ash Wednesday and the start of Lent.