Here are five interesting facts about Lent. 1. The meaning of ashes Ash Wednesday worship involves church services where ashes are placed in the shape of a cross on worshipers' foreheads.

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It was such a success that Biddle hopes to conduct similar worship-on-wheels every Thursday throughout Lent. 14 Instead of 40.

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St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Aurora will open Lent with an annual Dixieland worship service, a Mardi Gras-style luncheon and Ash Wednesday services including a drive-through imposition of ashes ...

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Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent, a season observed by millions of Christians globally, dedicated to fasting and prayer, spanning the six weeks leading up to Easter Sunday.

Lent is also a time for spiritual growth, said Paul Galbreath, associate professor of preaching and worship at Union Theological Seminary and Presbyterian School of Christian Education.

Lent 2022: This Ash Wednesday, don't give up food in Jesus' name. Christian saints in the Bible too often associated with being able to diet or give up food.

Here's what to know about Lent and its dates this year. When is Lent 2025? Lent always starts on Ash Wednesday, a day of reflection and repentance that falls on March 5 this year.