The ash cross marking observers’ foreheads is meant ... The ash itself is made from the burned palm leaves used during the previous year’s Palm Sunday services, which commemorate Jesus's ...

In a majority of Christian churches, palm leaves and branches are given out ... that have been blessed by the priest and braided into crosses. After the season, these palms are returned to the ...

Anglican and Roman Catholic churches give out small crosses made from palm leaves, as a reminder of Jesus's entrance into Jerusalem and his death on the cross. Some Christians keep these in their ...

Trojans at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church on Wednesday morning joined Christians around the world kicking off the Lenten season with Ash Wednesday. “Today we are invited with the whole ...