Ash Wednesday calls fire-scarred faithful to walk path of sorrow, renewal In Altadena, Santa Monica and Sierra Madre, the start of Lent is marked by ashes ...

Reverend John-James Arcidiacono, center, leads Ash Wednesday services with Deacons Robert Rinne, left, at the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Denver on March 5, 2025.

In the heart of downtown Sacramento, the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament opened its doors to hundreds of worshippers on Ash Wednesday.

Ashes in the form of a cross could be seen across the foreheads of many Catholics and Christians on March 5, marking the solemn day of Ash Wednesday and the start of the Lenten season.

A parishioner receives ashes from Fr. Juan Navarro during Ash Wednesday Mass at Christ Cathedral in Garden Grove, CA on Wednesday, March 5, 2025. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG) ...

New York’s Catholics observe the start of Lent throughout the city on Ash Wednesday, March 5, 2025. Today marks the beginning of Christianity’s 40 days of prayer, fasting and giving ahe… ...

Layman Serena Beeks of St. Mark’s Episcopal Parish distributes ashes to Sonia Martinez during the “Ash and Dash” drive-through Ash Wednesday service on Wednesday, March 5, 2025, in Upland ...

Wednesday March 5 is Ash Wednesday across the world, which marks the first day of Lent for Christians.

Parishioners gather at Bethesda Episcopal Church on 26 Washington St. in Saratoga Springs on Ash Wednesday for a Holy Communion with the Imposition of Ashes led by Rev. Charles Wallace. Ash Wednesd… ...

Many worshipers will receive the marking of the cross in ash on their foreheads on Wednesday, meant to show that a person belongs to Jesus Christ.

To make Ash Wednesday--the kickoff to the season of Lent--more accessible and flexible for people, these Lafayette churches are offering ashes in a different way.