Some or all of the following prayers may be used at the graveside of a family member or friend. All make the Sign of the Cross. The leader begins: We know that if our earthly dwelling, a tent ...
Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent, Christianity's 40-day season of prayer, fasting and giving in preparation for Jesus ...
Hamas says it has accepted a proposal from mediators to release one living American-Israeli hostage and the bodies of four ...
Lent is a 40-day season of prayer, fasting and giving ... establish the tradition of marking the foreheads of worshipers with ashes in the shape of the cross on Ash Wednesday. This year's Lent occurs ...
He encouraged the gathering to take their Lent seriously. “A great mentor of mine, Father Bill Richters, used to say, ‘have ...
Hundreds of believers across the state celebrated Ash Wednesday, a religious day of fasting and prayer that marks the start ...
Ash Wednesday gets its name from the practice of placing ashes on the foreheads of the faithful as a sign of penance.