Ash Wednesday starts 40 days of Lent, which, for Catholics, means no meat on Fridays. If you need help coming up with ideas, this list of 40+ Meals For Ash Wednesday and Fridays during Lent is for ...

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.

Catholics between the ages of 18 and 59 fast on Ash Wednesday, eating only one full meal and two smaller meals. The two smaller meals are not equal to the full meal. In addition, Catholics over ...

Ash Wednesday, a festival observed among Christians is commemorated with a ritual in which ashes are applied to the faithful. Adults who are capable of it fast or at the very least avoid eating meat.

Here are my favorite Mexican meatless recipes and Ash Wednesday dinner ideas for Lent. Freshly roasted green chile sauce smothering soft fried corn tortillas, all topped with a mountain of cheese.

Some refer to Ash Wednesday and Lent as the “40 days and 40 nights” period that Jesus is said in the bible to have spent fasting and being tempted by the devil. Ashes are marked on a person’s forehead ...

Today is Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent, Christianity's 40-day season of prayer and fasting leading up to Jesus ...

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent and its observance lasts for 40 days. Here's what to know about the Christian tradition.

Ash Wednesday is Wednesday ... At this time, Lent was 46 days, which allowed for 40 days of fasting − only one meal and no meat was allowed − with six Sundays counted as feast days.

Catholics are expected to fast and abstain from meat on Ash Wednesday. Fasting means consuming only one full meal a day; two smaller meals that don't add up to a full meal are also allowed.