Ash Wednesday 2012

Ash Wednesday 2012

Ash Wednesday derives its name from the practice of placing ashes on the foreheads of adherents as a sign of mourning and repentance to God. The ashes used are typically gathered after the palms from the previous year's Palm Sunday are burned

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Ash Wednesday 2012

Ash Wednesday 2012

According to the canonical gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke, Jesus spent 40 days fasting in the desert before the beginning of his public ministry, during which he endured temptation by Satan. Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of this 40-day liturgical period of prayer and fasting.

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Ash Wednesday 2012

Ash Wednesday 2012

At Masses and services of worship on this day, ashes are imposed on the foreheads of the faithful (or on the tonsure spots, in the case of some clergy). The priest, minister, or in some cases officiating layperson, marks the forehead of each participant with black ashes in the sign of the cross, which the worshipper traditionally retains until it wears off.

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Ash Wednesday 2012

Ash Wednesday 2012

Turn away from sin and be faithful to the Gospel.
—Mark 1:15

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Ash Wednesday 2012

Ash Wednesday 2012

Remember that thou art dust, and to dust thou shalt return.
—Genesis 3:19

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