"This is the week of Ash Wednesday, a solemn day of fasting and reflection that signals the start of Lent, the most penitential season of the church calendar for Catholics and many other Christians. On Ash Wednesday, many Christians go to church for a service that emphasizes the start of a season of reflection, self-denial and repentance from sin. Worshippers receive ashes, commonly imposed in the shape of a cross on the forehead."
"The officiant typically says, "Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return," a stark reminder that death is part of life and that one should focus on things of the spirit. Or the officiant says, "Repent and believe in the Gospel." Ashes in churches, chapels - and parking lots Ash Wednesday is considered an obligatory fast day for Roman Catholics between 18 and 59 - meaning limiting food to one full meal and two smaller-than-normal meals."
Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, the most penitential season of the church calendar for Catholics and many other Christians. Worshippers receive ashes, commonly imposed in the shape of a cross on the forehead, while officiants say, "Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return," or "Repent and believe in the Gospel." Roman Catholics aged 18 to 59 observe an obligatory fast day, limiting food to one full meal and two smaller-than-normal meals. Many Episcopal, Lutheran and other historic Protestant churches hold similar liturgies, while practices vary among evangelicals. Clergy and chaplains increasingly offer ashes in public spaces such as parking lots, transit stations and airport chapels, and the start of Ramadan may coincide with the start of Lent this week.
Read at ABC7 Los Angeles
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