Ash Wednesday: Time of Penance

Today is Ash Wednesday  which is a significant time in the Holy Catholic Calendar. When we speak of Ash Wednesday, we often think of the crosses on our forehead but it is more than that.

What is symbolizes

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the Lenten Season, towards the crucifixion of Christ to save man from his sins. The Lent is regarded by the Church as a very important season in its year just like Christmas. During Lenten Season, the Church celebrate many important events in its year.

This season speaks of penance and as we accept the cross in our forehead, let us remember the sins that we did both to God and to our fellow men.

Lenten Season

The Lenten Season spans to more than 40 days with the Holy Week as the its focal point. It started with the Ash Wednesday and ends with Easter Sunday when Christ is believed to have resurrected from the dead.

Catholics observe many practices during the Lenten Season aside from penance like abstinence, fasting, alms giving and many more. With the modern times, Catholics can do their penance is many ways. They sacrifice something that they usually have like refraining from eating red meat or by refraining from having worldly pleasure.

With the spread of Catholicism across the globe believers from different countries have their own ways and practices. It does not really matter, as long as we know and understand the underlying faith in our actions.

The Lenten Season may not be as solemn as it was observed before but what matters is that, we people who live in this modern world still believe that there is an Omniscient One above who came as man to save us.

May Catholics remember the spirit of the Lenten Season not just during Ash Wednesday or during Holy Week but throughout the year…

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