This Catholic tradition marks the beginning ... Is it a red flag to go on a romantic date with the Ash Wednesday cross on your forehead? “I guess it depends on your definition of a red flag ...

Valentine's Day and Ash Wednesday fall on Feb. 14 this year, which means Catholics might want to reschedule those romantic dinner plans. Ash Wednesday begins the liturgical season of Lent for many ...

On Ash Wednesday, many Christians observe the tradition of placing ashes in a cross on the forehead, which may be accompanied by the words “Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return” or ...

A mark of cross is made by ash on the foreheads ... But while explaining the brief history behind Ash Wednesday, Catholic Priest William Saunders writes in Catholic Culture by making reference ...

Catholics and other churches are beginning Lent period on Wednesday ... so by having a mark of the cross on their forehead out of palm tree ash. According to Catholic Online, Ash Wednesday ...

Fasting is the act of doing with less. In the Catholic Church, those ages 18 - 59 must fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday (Canon 97). On such days, those fasting may eat one full meal ...

Ash Wednesday is the beginning of Lent. This picture shows Catholic worshippers at a Mass in Washington DC. Their foreheads are marked with crosses of black ash. Mardi Gras is French for ‘Fat ...