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Ash Wednesday is a holy day of prayer and fasting in many Western Christian denominations. It is preceded by Shrove Tuesday and marks the first day of Lent, the six weeks of penitence before Easter.
- 2 March
- 46 days before Easter Sunday
- Many Western Christians
May 10, 2024 · Ash Wednesday, in Western Christianity, the first day of Lent, occurring six and a half weeks before Easter (between February 4 and March 11, depending on the date of Easter). It is immediately preceded by Shrove Tuesday .
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May 7, 2024 · Updated May 07, 2024. Each year, Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent and is always 46 days before Easter Sunday. Ash Wednesday begins the 40-day Lent season (not counting Sundays) marked by repentance, fasting, reflection, and ultimately celebration.
Feb 13, 2024 · Ash Wednesday is the first day of the liturgical season of Lent that falls six and half weeks before Easter each year. Members of the Catholic Church ages 18 to 59 are required to observe Lent...
- Genesis 2:7. 7 Then the LORD God formed a man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.
- Genesis 3:19. 19 By the sweat of your brow you will eat your food until you return to the ground, since from it you were taken; for dust you are and to dust you will return.”
- Ecclesiastes 3:20. 20 All go to the same place; all come from dust, and to dust all return. Commentaries for Ecclesiastes 3:20. Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible (Complete)
- 2 Samuel 13:19. 19 Tamar put ashes on her head and tore the ornate robe she was wearing. She put her hands on her head and went away, weeping aloud as she went.
Ash Wednesday is one of the most popular and important holy days in the liturgical calendar. Ash Wednesday opens Lent, a season of fasting and prayer. Ash Wednesday takes place 46 days before Easter Sunday, and is chiefly observed by Catholics, although many other Christians observe it too.
Feb 21, 2023 · Ash Wednesday always falls on the Wednesday six and a half weeks before Easter, which Christians around the world believe is the day that Jesus Christ was resurrected. (Sundays are not counted...
