Ash Wednesday marks start of Lent There's a chance Wednesday evening you will see someone at a convenience store or local restaurant with an ashen cross on their forehead. Why is this so? What do the ashes represent? Ash Wednesday is coming up this week Local churches, like Immanuel Lutheran in Webster, have planned special Lenten programs. Ash Wednesday: on your head be it SMALL PRINT:ON THE FIRST DAY of Lent, having ash on one's forehead used to be common in Ireland. But has Ash Wednesday's sacramental ritual depleted in popularity or are Catholics still marking themselves out in the act of repentance before God? Lent 2012: Lenten Fast Begins On Ash Wednesday With Prayers, Poems, Reflections Prepares For Easter The 40 days of Lent that lead to Easter are the most sacred and spiritually powerful in the Christian calendar. From the Ash Wednesday reminder to 'remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return,' to the the Stations of the Cross on Good Friday, to the joyful Easter song of 'Christ the Lord Is Risen Today' -- Lent is a time when Christians are invited to examine our faith, and deepen ... Faith could be on display — literally — at Ash Wednesday CNN debate Viewers of this Wednesday's CNN presidential debate in Arizona could see the candidates' faith on display quite literally. That's because the debate takes place on Ash Wednesday, the first day of the Catholic holy season of Lent. Read full article >> Ash Wednesday service slated A spoken Ash Wednesday service, with communion, will be held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 22, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Lansford. Pastor Roy H. Koehler will officiate. All are welcome to attend this service. Ash Wednesday: Lent a time to reflect, repent St. Mary's Catholic Church, 2108 Ridgewood, 7 a.m., 8 a.m., 12:05 p.m., 6:30 p.m. First United Methodist Church of Longview, 400 N. Fredonia St., 6:30 p.m. Tagle: Prepare for Ash Wednesday THE Catholic Church will begin the penitential 40 days of Lent through the observance of Ash Wednesday, February 22. Ash Wednesday services set Several churches in the area mark Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent, with services this week. The 40-day season of prayer, fasting and giving culminates with Easter on April 8. Fat Tuesday: Carbo loading, partying begins ahead of Lent Fat Tuesday is your last hurrah, folks, so let the carbo loading begin. Fat Tuesday will give way to a more solemn occasion -- Ash Wednesday -- and then a 40-day period of self-sacrifice known as Lent .
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