Ash Wednesday and other named days and day ranges around Lent and Easter in Western Christianity, with the fasting days of Lent numbered. Ash Wednesday is exactly 46 days before Easter Sunday, a moveable feast based on the cycles of the moon.

In 2025, Ash Wednesday will be on March 5th. Ash Wednesday focuses the Christian’s heart on repentance and prayer, usually through personal and communal confession. Each year, Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent and is always 46 days before Easter Sunday.

Feb 13, 2024 · Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are the only two days of fasting and abstinence required by the Catholic Church, though Catholics are encouraged to abstain from meat on Fridays during the 40-day...

Mar 4, 2025 · Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent, Christianity's 40-day season of prayer, fasting and giving in preparation for Jesus Christ' resurrection.

Feb 24, 2025 · For Catholics, Ash Wednesday is a day of fasting and abstaining from meat, marking the beginning of Lent—a season of reflection and self-discipline leading up to Easter. The Catholic Church has specific guidelines for fasting on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday.

Mar 5, 2025 · Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are obligatory days of fasting and abstinence for Catholics. In addition, Fridays during Lent are obligatory days of abstinence. For members of the Latin Catholic Church, the norms on fasting are obligatory from age 18 until age 59.

Mar 5, 2025 · Ash Wednesday falls on March 5, 2025, marking the beginning of the Lenten season. During Lent, there are many special days and phrases. These include Mardi Gras, Shrove Tuesday, Maundy Thursday, Holy Week, Palm Sunday, Passion Sunday, dust to …

Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are obligatory days of fasting and abstinence for Catholics. In addition, Fridays during Lent are obligatory days of abstinence. For members of the Latin Catholic Church, the norms on fasting are obligatory from age 18 until age 59.

Mar 11, 2025 · Together with Good Friday (which marks the Crucifixion of Jesus on the Friday before Easter Sunday), Ash Wednesday is an obligatory day of fasting and abstinence, where only one full meal and no meat are to be consumed.

Jan 13, 2022 · On Ash Wednesday, clergy use ash to place a mark of the cross on foreheads. The ash is used to represent our humanity "dust to dust" (Genesis 3:19) and to call us into repentance for our sin.