Solemn Lenten Season Starts Wednesday
It is a time to remember: "Ashes to ashes."
Take off your Mardi Gras beads. Eat your last paczki. Wednesday is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent, a solemn time for Christians for 40 days before Easter. Most commonly observed by Catholics, Anglicans, Episcopalians and Lutherans, Ash Wednesday falls on the seventh Wednesday before Easter. During Lent Christians are enouraged to fast, pray, give alms and seek repentance for their sins. Some Christians abstain from a normal part of their daily routine during Lent to remind them of the sacrifice of Christ. Some might refrain from eating certain favorite foods or from fun activities. The solemn proceedings that occur on Ash Wednesday bring the focus back to the sacrifice of Christ and the mission of the Church, according to …
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