Ashes on the Forehead?
Today is Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent, a time of penitence and meditation in preparation for Easter.
Today is Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent, a time of penitence and meditation in preparation for Easter.
I grew up in a non-liturgical church that didn’t observe Lent. As a child, I wondered why other Christians went around one day in the spring with a black cross on their foreheads. As an adult, I became an Anglican and learned about the liturgical tradition. Ash Wednesday is the beginning of the penitential season … Read more
Each day during Lent I will paste a Scripture from the Gospel According to St. Mark and prayer. I hope these short readings and prayers will bless you during this season of penitence. 4 John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. 5 And all the … Read more
Today is Ash Wednesday, the first day of the penitential season of Lent. The video below gives a quick overview of Ash Wednesday and Lent. While most Christians recognize Lent and observe it in similar ways, different Christian denominations have some variations in the significance they attach to the season and the ways of observing … Read more