The ashes placed in the sign of a cross on worshipers' foreheads on Ash Wednesday are supposed to be made from last year's Palm Sunday palm branches, according to the Catholic News Agency.

The Christian observance of Ash Wednesday is just weeks ... and dusting oneself with ashes as a sign of penance," according to Hallow, an app for Catholic prayer and meditation.

While most commonly associated with the Roman Catholic Church ... fasting and receiving ashes in the shape of a cross on their forehead. Ash Wednesday also marks the first day of the season ...

Christians in the suburbs and around the world marked the start of Lent through Ash Wednesday ... cross, are an outward expression of faith and reminder that humans are mortal. At St. Edna ...

The ashes placed in the sign of a cross on worshipers' foreheads on Ash Wednesday are supposed to be made from last year's Palm Sunday palm branches, according to the Catholic News Agency.

Ash Wednesday is on March 5, also known as the Day of Ashes, where you may see people with ashes in the shape of a cross smudged on ... Mass at St. John Neumann Catholic Church on Wednesday ...

Ash Wednesday ... on Ash Wednesday. What does a cross on a forehead mean? Those are ashes forming a cross on the person's forehead. According to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ...

Holy Cross Catholic Church in Santa Barbara took Ash Wednesday to the streets ... When we are signed with the sign of his cross, God is saying, ‘I am with you in a very intimate way on earth ...

Ash Wednesday marks the start of the Lenten ... Preparing the ashes, church leaders reminded students of their importance. A sign of the cross on each student's forehead signifies that we come ...

Ash Wednesday is on March 5, also known as the Day of Ashes, where you may see people with ashes in the shape of a cross smudged on ... of God,” according to the Catholic News Agency.