More than 1,000 people gathered at Boutwell Auditorium Friday night, wearing burlap sacks, their foreheads dabbed with ashes, to observe what was proclaimed by Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford as ...

More than 1,000 people gathered at Boutwell Auditorium Friday night, wearing burlap sacks, their foreheads dabbed with ashes, to observe what was proclaimed by Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford as ...

The chapter goes on to tell us the king himself “laid aside his robe, covered himself with sackcloth, ... Psalm 91 is the prayer of Assurance of God’s Protection. Pray it often.

New Catholic sex prayer ... The Church's booklet for married spouses replaces excitement and intimacy with sack cloth and ashes. By Frances Kissling. Published September 22, 2009 1:03PM (EDT ...

A Prayer For Ash Wednesday: Merciful God, ... (3:6), the act of wearing sackcloth and covering oneself in ashes is associated ...

An idea for observing the 50th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court decision (Abington School District v. Schempp) that expelled the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob from American public schools.

Sackcloth and whips: what methods were used at Easter to “fight against sin” Holy Week processions in which the faithful resorted to physical punishment became popular in the 15th century.

"Ash Wednesday is the perfect opportunity for us all to recommit to many of the things we know we need to do," Hallow CEO Alex Jones said. For some, it could mean prayer and meditation, Jones added.