Holy Saturday marks the end of the Lenten season on April 19, it is a time to mourn the death of Jesus and to prepare for his ...

THIS COMING SUNDAY is the Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany and this particular year Easter coming so early means that Mardi Gras is just around the corner, followed immediately by Lent, starting with ...

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Like Ash Wednesday with Ashes to Go ... the way the collection was taken by inviting each family to come up to the altar and deposit their donation in the basket. It worked and he was able ...

The Archdiocese of Los Angeles is playing a leading role in helping victims to recover from the disaster. And there are many ...

After dinner on the Thursday before Ash Wednesday, Bernadette's mother told ... own hands and ordered the Grotto closed, and the rustic altar was dismantled. The Eighteenth Apparition - Friday ...

Ashes are blessed in the Church on Ash Wednesday. They are used to keep us ... What do the letters I.H.S. on an altar or sacred things mean? A. The letters I.H.S. on an altar or sacred things ...

May 5 Ash Wednesday A holy day of prayer and fasting in many Western ... first fruits celebration observed by placing bread baked from the first harvest on the altar. From the Celtic Christian ...

This year, the spring equinox is March 20, and the first full moon following it is on April 12, making Easter April 20. 46 ...

The Easter 2025 season is late this year. 'Fat Tuesday' Mardi Gras will give way to Ash Wednesday and kick off the start of ...

Carnival Season typically starts after Epiphany on Jan. 6 and culminates on Ash Wednesday, which falls on March 5 this year.