Remember that thou art dust, and to dust thou shalt return.
Ash Wednesday, in the calendar of Western Christianity is the first day of Lent and occurs 46 days before Easter. It is a movable fast, falling on a different date each year because it is dependent on the date of Easter. It can occur as early as Feb. 4th or as late as March 10.
According to the canonical gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke, Jesus spent forty days fasting in the desert before the beginning of his public ministry, during which he endured temptation by Satan.
Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of this forty day liturgical period of prayer and fasting. Ash Wednesday derives its name from the practice of placing ashes on the foreheads of adherents as a sign of mourning and repentance to God. The ashes used are typically gathered after the palms from the previous year's Palm Sunday are burned.
This practice is common in much of Christendom, being celebrated by Catholics, Anglicans, Lutherans, Methodists, Presbyterians and some Baptist denominations.
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5 comments:
And some NAZARENES! :)
I love remembering Ash Wednesday...
Blessings to you today sweet friend. We are all rowing to the same shore...just in different boats!
xoxoRebecca
I whole heartedly believe that Rebecca. Blessings to you
QMM
I Remember as a Catholic child having the Priest put the ashes on my forehead.
Blessed Ash Wednesday to you!
xxDaniella
Without meaning to, we had our pancakes on Monday (referring to previous post).
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