Today is Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent, Christianity's 40-day season of prayer and fasting leading up to Jesus ...

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

Ash Wednesday falls on March 5 this year, marking the start of Lent. Here's why some people wear ashes on their foreheads ...

Ash Wednesday is officially here! The Christian season of Lent — the 6-week period that leads up to Easter — starts. What we ...

The season offers Christians the time to prepare for Jesus' Easter resurrection ... are supposed to be made from last year's Palm Sunday palm branches, according to the Catholic News Agency.

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 ...

The 40 days of Lent represent the time Jesus spent fasting in the desert ... are supposed to be made from last year's Palm Sunday palm branches, according to the Catholic News Agency.

Easter, the celebration of Jesus Christ's resurrection ... The ashes are gathered from burning the previous year's palm branches used during Palm Sunday, according to britannica.com.

In church services Wednesday across Longview and elsewhere, Christians took time to observe Ash Wednesday, which marks the ...