St. John the Evangelist Church in Philadelphia offered Masses, brief liturgies with ashes and confessions over 11 hours Feb. 18, thanks to an army of volunteers and Franciscan friars.
Ash Wednesday, which marks the beginning of the Christian season of fasting, prayer and almsgiving known as Lent, began as usual in a solemn way. On Wednesday, Feb. 18, Inland Empire Christians joined ...
This is the week of Ash Wednesday, a solemn day of fasting and reflection that signals the start of Lent, the most penitential season of the church calendar for Catholics and many other Christians.