Ash Wednesday :First Day of Lent

Ash Wednesday is a Christian holy day of prayer and fasting. It is preceded by Shrove Tuesday and falls on the first day of Lent. Ash Wednesday is traditionally observed by Western Christians.

Source:Wikipedia

Significance: It is the first day of Lent.

Observances: Holy Mass, Holy Qurbana, Service of worship, Divine Service; Fasting and abstinence; Placing of ashes on the head

Related to: Shrove Tuesday/Mardi Gras; Shrovetide/Carnival; Lent; Easter; Eastertide




ASH WEDNESDAY 


“ 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. ”

— Genesis 3:19




PRAYER:

ALMIGHTY AND ETERNAL GOD, today marks the beginning of a period of inner reflection and examination. Father, the days stretch before me and invite me inward to that silent, holy space that houses Your Holy Spirit. This special period invites me to examine my life through our Lord Jesus Christ’s eyes and the truth and reality of Your love embodied. Father, give me the grace to enter the atmosphere of these days of lent with anticipation of our meeting. Lord, when I open my heart to Your presence, let Your loving kindness flow over me and seep into the pockets of my soul. I ask this for the sake of Your love. “ CREATE IN ME A PURE HEART, O GOD, AND RENEW A STEADFAST SPIRIT WITHIN ME ” (Psalm 51:10). Amen.




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