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Ash Wednesday service

18.02.2026 / 08:00- 09:00
St. Wolfgang im Salzkammergut, Pilgrimage Church of St. Wolfgang
Religiöse Veranstaltung, Gottesdienst, Messe

Ash Wednesday service and marking with ash cross in the pilgrimage church in St. Wolfgang.

Ash Wednesday In western faiths this day marks the start of Lent.
The term Ash Wednesday stems from the tradition of blessing worshippers on this day with an ash cross using ash from the previous years burned Palm Sunday crosses.
As Sundays do not count as days of fasting, the total number of days of fasting in the period between Ash Wednesday and Easter Saturday is 46.

Pilgrimage Church of St. Wolfgang

Zentrum, 5360 St. Wolfgang im Salzkammergut

Phone+43 6138 2321
E-Mailpfarre.stwolfgang@dioezese-linz.at
Webwww.dioezese-linz.at/stwolfgang


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German
Pilgrimage Church of St. Wolfgang

Zentrum, 5360 St. Wolfgang im Salzkammergut

Phone +43 6138 2321
E-Mailpfarre.stwolfgang@dioezese-linz.at
Webhttps://www.dioezese-linz.at/stwolfgang

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