Ash Wednesday 2025 Catholic Calendar. (in the eastern catholic churches, the first day of. Saint basil the great and saint gregory nazianzen, bishops and doctors of the church.

In the roman catholic church, ash wednesday is the first day of lent, the season of preparation for the resurrection of jesus christ on easter sunday. In the catholic religion, the ashes used on ash wednesday are remnants of the palm leaves distributed from the prior year on palm sunday.