Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent, Christianity's 40-day season of prayer, fasting and giving in preparation for Jesus Christ' resurrection.

Christians all over West Virginia and the world observed Ash Wednesday this week. The day marks the first day of Lent and ...

Ash Wednesday is a day away and begins the Christian season of Lent. The 6-week period that leads up to Easter. What we know ...

Ashes in the Bible serve as symbolic physical reminders of our short earthly lifespan compared to the heavenly eternity of ...

Also known as the Day of Ashes, this traditional day of repentance for Christians, and observed by various denominations, ...

Therefore, while the word is absent in the Bible, the reality of Lent is woven throughout the whole of Scripture, as we have discovered." Ash Wednesday is to be observed by fasting and ...