Did a volcano erupt or something and people are remembering the events of that day? I really don't know what it is!
2007-02-21 02:03:31 · 5 answers · asked by Assad 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I have no clue but every calender I buy have that on it
2007-02-21 02:14:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, a 40 day period of self-denial for Catholics & many other Christians.
On Ash Wednesday, Catholics have ashes placed on their foreheads, at Mass, to remind themselves of their own unworthiness before God.
The ashes come from palms which are distributed at the Palm Sunday Mass, during the previous year.
2007-02-21 12:06:03 · answer #2 · answered by clusium1971 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a lame excuse of a way for the priests to not worry about the abuse of the little boys. This is why the Catholics say they protect and defend the rights of gays. Al;so, this gives you a chance to repent. But you have to give up meat while the elders and priests pig out at Hardees.
With love in Christ; but with truth for the masses.
2007-02-22 02:46:31 · answer #3 · answered by Mr. Mister 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
+ Ashes in the Bible +
"O daughter of my people, gird on sackcloth, roll in the ashes." (Jeremiah 6:26)
"I turned to the Lord God, pleading in earnest prayer, with fasting, sackcloth and ashes." (Daniel 9:3)
"When the news reached the king of Nineveh, he rose from his throne, laid aside his robe, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in the ashes." (Jonah 3:6)
"And all the Israelite men, women and children who lived in Jerusalem prostrated themselves in front of the temple building, with ashes strewn on their heads, displaying their sackcloth covering before the Lord." (Judith 4:11; see also 4:15 and 9:1)
"That day they fasted and wore sackcloth; they sprinkled ashes on their heads and tore their clothes." (1 Maccabees 3:47; see also 4:39)
Jesus refers to the use of sackcloth and ashes as signs of repentance: "Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty deeds done in your midst had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would long ago have repented in sackcloth and ashes." (Matthew 11:21, Luke 10:13)
+ Ash Wednesday +
As the beginning of Lent, Ash Wednesday calls us to the conversion journey that marks the season.
As those preparing to join the Church enter the final stage of their preparation for the Easter sacraments, we are all called to walk with them so that we will be prepared to renew our baptismal promises when Easter arrives.
When we receive ashes on our foreheads, we remember:
+ Who we are
+ That we are creatures of the earth
. "Remember that you are dust"
+ That we are mortal beings
. "and to dust you will return"
+ That we are baptized
+ That we are people on a journey of conversion
. "Turn away from sin and be faithful to the gospel"
+ That we are members of the body of Christ
+ That smudge on our foreheads will proclaim that identity to others, too
With love in Christ.
2007-02-22 00:11:09 · answer #4 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's actually "hash" wednesday.
God loves corned beef and diced potatoes.
2007-02-21 10:07:03 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋