Ash Wednesday is the first day of the season of Lent that leads up to Good Friday and Easter. What to know about the day.

Christian views of scripture vary ... Instead of including a page for each of 12 months, it’s organized by church season: it takes the liturgical calendar, not the Gregorian one, as its starting point ...

For Catholics and other Christians following the liturgical calendar, Ash Wednesday is an important day to seek penance and contemplate your place in the Christian community. Ash Wednesday is the ...

The whole of Christian life is meant to be permeated and marked by the liturgy and the sacraments. The hallmark of the daily Catholic adult life should be that it is a liturgical life. The graces ...

and especially the larger story the seasons tell us in narrative progression—all these elements of the very ancient liturgical calendar are powerful for Christian formation. Attentive participation in ...

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the 40-day period in which Christians worldwide observe a period of reflection, prayer ...

This weekend marks the last Sunday in the liturgical year; in the Roman Catholic and other Christian traditions, this Sunday is known as the Feast of Christ the King. The liturgical year draws to ...

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