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Ash Wednesday

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Ash Wednesday in the Western Church, the first day of Lent , being the seventh Wednesday before Easter. On this day ashes are placed on the foreheads of the faithful to remind them of death, of the sorrow they should feel for their sins, and of the necessity of changing their lives. The practice, which dates from the early Middle Ages, is common among Roman Catholics, Anglicans and Episcopalians, and many Lutherans; it was also adopted by some Methodists and Presbyterians in the 1990s. Author not available, ASH WEDNESDAY. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more
Ash Wednesday
Ash Wednesday the first day of Lent in the Western Christian Church, marked by services of penitence, and so named from the custom of marking the foreheads of penitents with ashes on that day. Read more
Ash Wednesday
Ash Wednesday. The first day of Lent . At one time public penitents were ceremoniously admitted to begin their penance on this day; when this... Read more

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