Particular days of abstinence during Lent are Fridays, Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. As canon law states, Catholics over the age of 14 are expected to abstain from the eating of meat on Ash ...

Tens of millions of Christians from multiple denominations across the globe will begin observing Lent with the start of Ash Wednesday on Feb. 14, 2024. The holy holiday is meant to open up ...

But as a spokesman for the St. Louis Archdiocese explained, that is not the common practice of Catholics. “For us,” he said, “Ash Wednesday is a time to slow down and assess your spiritual life.

which was Ash Wednesday. Lent ends on March 28, also known as Holy Thursday. According to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Catholic followers should adhere to the following rules ...

In the Roman Catholic Church, Lent is observed by fasting and abstinence from meat, and a period of repentance. The time of Lent lasts for 40 days. Lent begins on Ash Wednesday and ends on Holy ...

The season, including Ash Wednesday, is a time for penance, charity and fasting for many Christians, according to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. USA Today adds that during Lent ...

on Ash Wednesday. Photo taken on February 14, 2016. Catholics and other churches are beginning Lent period on Wednesday. [File, Standard] Today is like any other day to those who are deeply ...

I respect the rules of the Catholic Church regarding my not being allowed to receive Communion as a non-Catholic. But we recently attended Ash Wednesday services at the parish, and I was wondering ...

Consuelo Parez, 85, of Merced has ash placed on her forehead in the shape of a cross during Ash Wednesday Mass at Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church in Merced. Andrew Kuhn [email protected] ...

On Ash Wednesday, many Catholics will receive ashes on their forehead in the shape of a cross. The ashes are made from the palms from the previous Palm Sunday and they are a public sign of faith ...

Ash Wednesday – also known as the Day of Ashes – is a day of repentance and fasting, when Christians, especially Catholics, confess their sins and profess their devotion to God. For Roman ...