If you want to learn more about this important day in the liturgical calendar and why so many celebrate Ash Wednesday and Lent, read on! This happens during a special Ash Wednesday service.
During Mass for Catholics or worship service for Protestants , the priest or pastor will usually share a sermon that is penitential and reflective in nature. The mood is solemn - many services will have long periods of silence and worshipers will often leave the service in silence.
Usually, there is a responsive passage of Scripture, usually centered around confession, read aloud about the leader and congregation. Attendees will experience communal confession, as well as moments where they are prompted to silently confess sins and pray. After all of this, the congregation will be invited to receive the ashes on their foreheads.
In many congregations, the ashes are prepared by burning palm branches from the previous Palm Sunday. The ashes of this holiday symbolize two main things: death and repentance.
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Ash Wednesday takes place 46 days before Easter Sunday, and is chiefly observed by Catholics, although many other Christians observe it too. Ash Wednesday comes from the ancient Jewish tradition of penance and fasting. The practice includes the wearing of ashes on the head. The ashes symbolize the dust from which God made us. Ashes also symbolize grief, in this case, grief that we have sinned and caused division from God. Priests administer ashes during Mass and all are invited to accept the ashes as a visible symbol of penance.
Even non-Christians and the excommunicated are welcome to receive the ashes. It is important to remember that Ash Wednesday is a day of penitential prayer and fasting. Some faithful take the rest of the day off work and remain home.
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