What is Ash Wednesday?

Here is a brief explanation, including a look at the Lenten journey that leads to the crucifixion, death and the ressurection of Jesus Christ. 

The resurrection lies at the heart of Christian faith. How is it possible that Jesus rose from the grave?

The news of Jesus’s resurrection came as something beyond belief. Once the Disciples saw him, everything changed. They clung unshakeably to their belief. Though they were uneducated, they preached and wrote and travelled to far off countries to spread the word of Jesus’s rising from the dead.