The Lord God formed man out of the clay of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.
Genesis 2:7
Category: Ash Wednesday
Wishing You A
Today is one of those days when the Secular World and that of Faith clash. Couples are celebrating the romantic notion of Valentine’s Day. Fancy dinners, decadent desserts, flowers, candies and expensive jewelry all mark this day.
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Today is Ash Wednesday. It’s one of those movable dates, as is Easter and Palm Sunday. To calculate Ash Wednesday, first you need to figure out Easter, then work backwards.
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Today is Ash Wednesday. In light of recent events, I offer up my prayers throughout the Lenten Season to the people of Ukraine and Russia. The world stands witness to evil wrapped in the form of a single human being who has been allowed to rise to power. Lord, be with us all. Amen.
Continue reading “And So the Forty Days of Penance Begins”Ash Wednesday and Acts of Kindness
Within the Christian world, today is Ash Wednesday and marks the start of the Lenten Season. While the calendar counts 46 days until Easter, the Lenten Season is actually 40 Days. Sundays are “exempt”, considered outside the penance of Lent. Why? As a Catholic, we celebrate the Mass. The act of celebration is separate from the act of penance.
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Today is Ash Wednesday. In the Christian world, it signals the beginning of the Lenten Season, a time of reflection and Abstinence. Like Advent, when Christians prepare for the coming of Christ, Lent is a time of preparation as well.
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