Solemnity
Ash Wednesday
- Feast day
- March 01
Life
Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, the forty-day period of fasting and penance in preparation for Easter. The faithful receive ashes on their foreheads as a sign of repentance and mortality.
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Bosko's liturgical calendar brings every saint, feast, and season to your day — with readings and reflections in 18 languages, adapted to your Christian tradition.
