What is Ash Wednesday and the smudges on people's foreheads? What you should know
Ash Wednesday is Wednesday, March 5, 2025. Ash Wednesday begins the liturgical season of Lent for many Christian faiths. Catholics celebrate the day by attending Mass and receiving ashes on their ...
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Mystery as churchgoers' foreheads are BURNED after receiving mark of the cross on Ash Wednesday
A couple was mysteriously burned on the forehead after receiving the mark of the cross on Ash Wednesday. Sara Heloísa Sousa and her boyfriend Luan Jackson from Brazil shared their stories after ...
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Why do we celebrate Ash Wednesday? Why do you get ashes? Here's what to know
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 ...
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Filipino Catholics observe Ash Wednesday with tradition of ash cross
Filipino Catholics observe Ash Wednesday with tradition of ash cross Catholic devotees in Manila lined up outside Baclaran Church for Ash Wednesday, receiving ash crosses made from blessed palms ...