"Remember that you are dust and to dust you shall return." Many choose to keep it on all day. The ash itself is made from the burned palm leaves used during the previous year’s Palm Sunday ...

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent and its observance lasts for 40 days. Here's what to know about the Christian tradition.

and to dust you shall return.” The ashes signify repentance for one's sins and a renewed commitment to God. For many Christians, Ash Wednesday is a day of fasting, as well as abstaining from ...

Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent ... "And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul." ...

Online shopping has become a way of life — even for the Catholic Church. In preparation for Ash Wednesday, a rising number of religious leaders are forgoing the tradition of burning palms and ...