Ash Wednesday falls on Wednesday, March 5 this year. In Western churches, Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, a period ...

Good Friday is here, but what does the holy holiday mean and is it a federally celebrated holiday? The Christian holiday arrives three days before Easter every year and kicks off one of the most ...

Good Friday is just one part of the larger Holy Week that proceeds, with the conclusion marking the end of a 40-day fast ...

No Mass is celebrated on this day, but the service of Good Friday is called the Mass of the Presanctified because Communion (in the species of bread) which had already been consecrated on Holy ...

NARRATOR: Yes, Good Friday is a sad day because Jesus was put to death, but the word ‘good’ is a very old way of saying something is holy. It’s one of the holiest days of the year for ...

Easter is a few months away, but several other religious holidays, like Ash Wednesday, are coming up. Here's when Fat Tuesday ...

Some churches remove all decorations on Good Friday, veiling anything that can’t be removed in black or purple. Holy water is also removed from the fonts in churches on Good Friday and Holy ...

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 ...