Ash Wednesday: It's a counter-cultural thing Remembering our mortality, accepting responsibility, confessing to sins: There are a few of our culture's least-favorite things. Catholics Mark Ash Wednesday MANILA, Philippines - The 40-day Lenten season begins on Wednesday, Ash Wednesday, considered as a universal day of fasting, abstinence, prayer, self-denial, and repentance. Grand Strand, Pee Dee churches plan Ash Wednesday services It's Fat Tuesday, or Mardi Gras, which for some may be your last day of indulgence before the Lenten Season begins. Area Churches Plan Ash Wednesday Rites By Shannon Seyler Several area churches will be observing Ash Wednesday services this week. Ash Wednesday signifies the beginning of Lent, and is traditionally a solemn time of reflection for Christians. It is the begining of the Lenten season... Ash Wednesday is the Start of the Most Sacred Time of the Year for Christians DETROIT, Feb. 21, 2012 / Christian Newswire / -- The beginning of the Lenten season on Ash Wednesday is the most sacred time of year for Christians. Will you be attending Ash Wednesday services? We'd like to hear from you Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the Lenten season for many Christian faiths. Do you regularly attend Ash Wednesday and Lenten services? We'd like to hear from you. Ash Wednesday is coming up this week Local churches, like Immanuel Lutheran in Webster, have planned special Lenten programs. Ash Wednesday begins spiritual season leading to Easter Ash Wednesday is this week, marking the start of Lent for Western Christians. Many Roman Catholics, Episcopalians, Lutherans and other Christians will start the penitential period Wednesday by having ashes placed on their foreheads. VA SHORE: Ash Wednesday storm to be remembered, 50 years later The Ash Wednesday storm of 1962 and the resulting flooding marked a major turning point in the history of Chincoteague Island and Assateague. Many businesses and homes were destroyed. 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?
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