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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. [1]
3 days ago · Ash Wednesday begins the 40-day Lent season (not counting Sundays) marked by repentance, fasting, reflection, and ultimately celebration. The 40-day period represents Christ’s time of temptation in the wilderness, where he fasted and where Satan tempted him.
Feb 21, 2023 · When is Ash Wednesday in 2023? Ash Wednesday is always six and a half weeks before Easter. Since Ash Wednesday is dependent on the date of Easter, it can occur as early as Feb. 4 or as...
4 days ago · Ash Wednesday 2023 is on Wednesday, February 22. This is the first day of Lent starting approximately 6 weeks of fasting and pennance.
Feb 22, 2023 · Lent, once dreaded, has become popular: churches are full on Ash Wednesday, and the disciplines of Lent—fasting, almsgiving, intensified prayer—have now been relocated properly within the ...
Ash Wednesday. Lectionary: 219. Reading 1. Jl 2:12-18. Even now, says the LORD, return to me with your whole heart, with fasting, and weeping, and mourning; Rend your hearts, not your garments, and return to the LORD, your God. For gracious and merciful is he, slow to anger, rich in kindness, and relenting in punishment.
6 days ago · Lent for the year 2023 starts on Wednesday, February 22nd and ends on Thursday, April 6 with evening mass on Holy Thursday. Lent is a Christian annual period that starts on Ash Wednesday lasting for 40 days (not Including Sundays) representing the 40 days Jesus spent fasting in the wilderness.
Feb 14, 2020 · Ash Wednesday. Liturgical Feasts 14 February. From the beginning of the 2 nd century, Christians began preparing for Easter with two days of fasting and penitence. Later, this practice was applied to all of Holy Week.
Feb 21, 2023 · In 2023, Ash Wednesday takes place on February 22. Eastern and Western churches use different days to mark the start of Lent, however. In the west, Ash Wednesday opens the holiday.
Return to what is essential. Lent is the time “to return to what is essential, to divest ourselves of all that weighs us down, to be reconciled with God, and to rekindle the fire of the Holy Spirit hidden beneath the ashes of our frail humanity”, Pope Francis said during his homily at Holy Mass on Ash Wednesday, 22 February [2023].
