| Ash Wednesday |
 | | A cross of ash on a worshipper's forehead on Ash Wednesday | | Observed by | Western Christians | | Type | Christian | | Date | Changes with Easter | | 2007 date | February 21st | | 2008 date | February 6th | | Observances | Service of worship or Mass
Marking of an ash croash | | Related to | Shrove Tuesday/Mardi Gras
Lent
Easter | In the Western Christian calendar, Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent and occurs forty-six days before Easter. It falls on different dates from year to year, according to the date of Easter; it can occur as early as February 4 or as late as March 10. Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the Lenten season, which lasts until Maundy Thursday evening. Image File history File links Ashcross. ...
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In Western Christianity, Lent is the period (or season) preceding Easter lasting from Ash Wednesday to the Mass of the Lords Supper on Holy Thursday. ...
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In Western Christianity, Lent is the period (or season) preceding Easter lasting from Ash Wednesday to the Mass of the Lords Supper on Holy Thursday. ...
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Practices of worship and observance At Masses and services of worship on this day, worshipers are imposed with ashes by the celebrating clergyperson. The priest or minister marks the forehead of each participant with black ashes, in the shape of a cross, which the worshiper traditionally retains until washing it off after sundown. In many Christian churches, the minister of ashes may also be a layperson or non-clergy. The symbolism echoes the ancient Near Eastern tradition of throwing ash over one's head signifying repentance before God (as related in the Bible). The priest or minister offers the worshiper an instruction while applying the ashes. These are three examples: A Medieval Low Mass by a bishop. ...
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Remember that you are dust, and unto dust you shall return. - (Latin: Memento homo, quia pulvis es, et in pulverem reverteris.)
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Repent, and hear the good news. The ashes used in the service of worship or mass are sacramentals, not a sacrament. The ashes are prepared by burning palm leaves from the previous year's Palm Sunday celebrations and mixing them with olive oil as a fixative.
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In most liturgies for Ash Wednesday, the Penitential psalms are read; Psalm 51 is especially associated with this day. The service also often includes a corporate confession rite. Unlike the confessional rites used on Sundays and other services, there is no absolution (or 'assurance of pardon/forgiveness', as it is known in Reformed and other Protestant traditions) pronounced at the conclusion; rather, the Ash Wednesday confession rite frames the whole Lenten season, with the absolution or assurance of pardon being given at the opening of the Maundy Thursday liturgy. 24. ...
This article should be transwikied to Wikibooks or Wikisource Psalms 51 1 Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions. ...
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In the Roman Catholic Church, Ash Wednesday is observed by fasting, abstinence from meat, and repentance—a day of contemplating one's transgressions. The Anglican Book of Common Prayer also designates Ash Wednesday as a day of fasting. In other Christian denominations these practices are optional, with the main focus being on repentance. On Ash Wednesday and Good Friday, Roman Catholics between the ages of 18 and 59 are permitted to consume only one full meal, which may be supplemented by two smaller meals, which together should not equal the full meal. Some Roman Catholics will go beyond the minimum obligations demanded by the Church and undertake a complete fast or a bread and water fast. Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are also days of abstinence from meat(for those Catholics age 14 and over), as are all Fridays in Lent. Some Roman Catholics continue fasting during the whole of Lent, as was the Church's traditional requirement, concluding only after the celebration of the Easter Vigil. The Roman Catholic Church or Catholic Church (see terminology below) is the Christian Church in full communion with the Bishop of Rome, currently Pope Benedict XVI. It traces its origins to the original Christian community founded by Jesus Christ and led by the Twelve Apostles, in particular Saint Peter. ...
Fasting is the act of willingly abstaining from some or all food and/or drink, for a period of time. ...
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As the first day of Lent, it comes the day after Shrove Tuesday or Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday), the last day of the Carnival season. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the word "Carnival" is derived from Latin carnem levare (removal of the meat) or carnem laxare (leaving the meat). It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Mardi gras. ...
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Biblical significance Ash Wednesday is a time for repentance and the beginning of Lent. Ashes were used in ancient times, according to the Bible, to express penitence. Dusting themselves with ashes was the penitent's way of expressing sorrow for sins and faults. An ancient example of one expressing his penitence is found in Job 42:3-6. Job says to God: "I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear: but now mine eye seeth thee. Wherefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes." (c. 5-6, KJV) Other examples are found in several other books of the Bible including, Numbers 19:9, 17, Hebrews 9:13, Jonah 3:6, Matthew 11:21, and Luke 10:13. Penance (from the Latin Poenitentia, the same root as penitence, which is English means repentence, the desire to be forgiven, see contrition; in many languages only one single word is derived) is the actual name of the Catholic Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation (formerly called Confession). ...
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However, some Christians, who do not celebrate Ash Wednesday, say that the practice is not consistent with Scripture. They usually cite Matthew 6:16–18, where Jesus gave prescriptions for fasting: "And whenever you fast, do not look dismal, like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces so as to show others that they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward. But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face, so that your fasting may be seen not by others but by your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you." (NRSV) These groups argue that Jesus warned against fasting to gain favor from other people and that he also warned his followers that they should fast in private, not letting others know they were fasting. For these reasons, some Christian denominations do not endorse the practice. Others, however, point out that this very passage from Matthew is the one, not coincidentally, that is appointed by the Revised Common Lectionary to be read on Ash Wednesday. This article is about the religous people known as Christians. ...
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Dates In 2008, Ash Wednesday falls on February 6. Ash Wednesday will occur on the following dates in the following years: 2008 (MMVIII) will be a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
February 6 is the 37th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
2008 (MMVIII) will be a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
February 6 is the 37th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
2009 (MMIX) will be a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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March 9 is the 68th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (69th in Leap years). ...
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Denominations observing Ash Wednesday These Christian denominations are among those that mark Ash Wednesday by holding a service of worship or Mass: List of Christian denominations ordered by historical and doctrinal relationships. ...
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