One by one, a cross was etched with dark ashes across each student’s forehead. “This is why we run a Catholic school, to do stuff like this and live the liturgical life amongst the students,” The Rev.

Ash Wednesday marks the start of the Lenten season for Chicago Catholics, with many carrying an ashen cross across their foreheads. It is a tradition that goes back centuries, but at St. Pius V Church ...

Today also marks a day in which thousands of people every year learn what Ash Wednesday is, the traditions behind it and more. For the uninitiated — no, students and faculty are not walking around ...

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Ash Wednesday is a holy day of prayer ... St. Joseph High School, which is physically connected to the church, had its student take part in distributing ashes during the service.

The Very Rev. John S. Evans, the Catholic Diocese of Salt Lake City vicar general and moderator of the curia, presided over Ash Wednesday mass for students and faculty from St. John the Baptist ...

UTEP students and faculty pray as Bishop Mark J. Seitz leads mass celebrating Ash Wednesday at UTEP on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023. Traditionally, ashes used on Ash Wednesday are gathered up after ...

Ash Wednesday begins the liturgical season of Lent for many Christian faiths. Catholics celebrate the day by attending Mass and receiving ashes on their forehead. The word on new PEEPS ...

The Center for Faith, Action and Ministry (CFAM) provides a variety of events and retreats for students to observe Lent.

Ash Wednesday is a holy day of prayer ... he has burned palms in the past to replenish the parish stock. He also enlists students from St. Joseph High School in Harrison to help him distribute ...

Students from St. Peter School on the opposite ... Adults, families and children attended other services throughout the day for Ash Wednesday, a Christian holy day of fasting and prayer.

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent for people of Christian faith. Each year, Catholics, Lutherans and other denominations around the world observe the 40-day period of self-sacrifice and ...