Ash Wednesday is mainly a Catholic observance in which ashes are marked on the forehead of parishioners in the shape of a cross. The ashes are meant as a reminder of our mortality and sinfulness.
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Today, I join Christians around the world in observing Ash Wednesday. As we enter the season of Lent, we know this moment of repentance, reflection, and renewal comes in the midst of a painful winter. Let us look with hope and anticipation toward Easter and brighter days ahead.
Ash Wednesday.
Our Lenten journey begins.
We will fall,
we will fail,
we will break,
But then...
We will rise,
We will heal,
We will overcome. Again and again and again.
Let us pray for each other
during this Holy Season. https://t.co/ZUqytAKN5S
Tomorrow is Ash Wednesday when we begin the six weeks of Lent in preparation for Easter. As we decide how to make our Lenten journey, may we remember these words of Pope Francis #pancakeday #Lent2021 https://t.co/1MAQ2lHRxD
The Church of England has launched an Instagram filter allowing people to superimpose a digital ash cross onto their foreheads in selfies while people can't mark Ash Wednesday in church https://t.co/Tr4UHHdB8p
Join us in sharing today's Lenten prayer, marking Ash Wednesday.
You can access text and audio versions through our website at https://t.co/Rn4jDVCRSG. https://t.co/62AvI88vre
Ash Wednesday in a time of plague: the bishops’ suggestion for a domestic liturgy, and a detailed service sheet from my parish complete with sachet of blessed ashes. https://t.co/9tV1ktWd8T
#ShroveTuesday: “shrove” is the collective noun for shrews & people would eat a shrove on this day, each shrew flattened, fried in butter, served with sugar and twist of lemming. Any leftovers would be reheated the next day but they could easily burn, hence: Ash Wednesday.
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On 16 February 1983, the Ash Wednesday bushfires caused widespread destruction across VIC and SA.
75 people lost their lives, including 14 CFA and 3 CFS firefighters.
We pay respect to those who lost their lives and those affected by the Ash Wednesday fires. https://t.co/eKaduVqQRv