Ash Wednesday, Lent

When is Ash Wednesday? What to know about the start of Lent in 2025
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. The day also marks the beginning of Lent, which lasts 40 days, and ends on another Christian observance, Holy Thursday.
Ash Wednesday is coming up next week. Here’s what to know
Ash Wednesday, a Christian holy day, is around the corner. It is the first day of the Lenten season and is considered a reminder of human mortality,
When is Easter 2025? What you need to know about Ash Wednesday, Lent, Good Friday, more
Ash Wednesday falls on Wednesday, March 5 this year. In Western churches, Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, a period of spiritual reflection before Easter. Lent runs through April 17, 2025. Palm Sunday, the first day of the Holy Week which commemorates Jesus Christ's entry to Jerusalem, is on Sunday, April 13, 2025.
Easter 2025: When is Ash Wednesday, Lent, Easter this year?
In 2025, Easter will be on April 20 this year. According to the Old Farmer’s Almanac, it is a “movable feast” that can happen between March 22 and April 25 on the Gregorian calendar. On the Julian calendar, used by the Eastern Orthodox Church, Easter can be between April 4 and May 8.
When is Ash Wednesday 2025? What to know about Lent and the Christian calendar
Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, a weekslong period for the faithful that comes ahead of one of the most joyous holidays for Christians.
When is Easter Sunday 2025? When is Ash Wednesday? Here's when first day of Lent starts
Ash Wednesday kicks off the Lenten season next week. Here's what days to look for, leading up up to Good Friday and Easter Sunday.
Vatican makes new plans for Ash Wednesday as worst is apparently over in pope's pneumonia battle
Pope Francis reached the two-week mark recovery from pneumonia Friday as doctors suggested he had overcome the most critical ...
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Pope will not lead Ash Wednesday services
While Pope Francis’s condition has continued to improve, the Vatican announced that he will not lead his traditional Ash ...
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Duke Energy asks EPA to roll back carbon pollution and coal ash regulations
The letter addresses two sets of rules. One regulates how utilities manage coal combustion waste, known as coal ash. The ...
When does Lent start in 2025? What to know before Ash Wednesday
In 2025, Lent begins on Wednesday, March 5. Unlike other dates on the calendar, like Christmas and Independence Day, the date ...
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Warrenton's Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church plans curbside Ash Wednesday observance
Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church will host a drive-through imposition of ashes in observance of Ash Wednesday on March 5 from noon to 2 p.m.
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Full Text: Msgr. James Shea at the 2025 National Catholic Prayer Breakfast
Msgr. James Shea, president of the University of Mary in Bismarck, North Dakota, addresses the 20th annual National Catholic Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C. Feb. 28, 2025. (photo: EWTN News / ...
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The Bulletin
GREENFIELD — “No Wonder They Crucified Him” is a theme of a special series starting Ash Wednesday and concluding on Easter Sunday at Curry’s Chapel Church.
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IN THE GARDEN: The Emerald Ash Borer is attacking ash trees in Arkansas.
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