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Feb 17, 2021 · The history of Ash Wednesday goes back to the times of the Roman Empire, and it’s full of interesting details and strong symbols. This important Christian celebration was brought to Latin America by Spanish and Portuguese conquerors 500 years ago.
Feb 13, 2024 · Catholic couples and liturgical experts are advising how to observe Ash Wednesday – the beginning of the Latin Church’s penitential season of Lent leading up to Easter – which falls on Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14, this year.
Early Christians celebrated the first Ash Wednesday sometime around the Early Middle Ages, Panula said. Msgr. Kevin Irwin, a liturgy specialist at Catholic University, said the practice...
Feb 8, 2021 · These familiar words are spoken every year on Ash Wednesday just before we are marked with ashes as a sign of our mortality and sincere desire to do penance. Ashes have a long and rich history in biblical tradition. In the Old Testament, ashes were paired with sackcloth as a symbol of repentance.
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Mar 1, 2017 · Ash Wednesday is one day in particular in which we unite ourselves to the ascetic fasting of Jesus Christ. Appropriately, as it is the beginning of the season, Ash Wednesday is a sort of Lent-in-microcosm. What significance do the ashes themselves hold? Why do we engage in this ritual each year, and what does it have to do with Lent?
Feb 18, 2015 · Fr. William Saunders. Q: A Protestant friend asked me why Catholics use ashes on Ash Wednesday. What are the origins of Ash Wednesday and the use of ashes? The liturgical use of ashes originates in Old Testament times. Ashes symbolized mourning, mortality and penance.
Feb 13, 2018 · Gospel Commentary. ash wednesday. lent. Reflections for Ash Wednesday. Fr. Antony Kadavil reflects on the readings at Mass and on the significance of Ash Wednesday. Joel 2:12-18; II Cor 5:20---6:2; Mt 6:1-6, 16-18. Homily starter anecdote: 1) “ Do this, don’t do that, can’t you read the sign?”
