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Ash Wednesday: It's a counter-cultural thing Remembering our mortality, accepting responsibility, confessing to sins: There are a few of our culture's least-favorite things. Ash Wednesday starts today marking a period of abstinence ASH Wednesday, which is today, marks the start of Lent, a period of fasting for Christians. Catholics mark Ash Wednesday Catholics all over the world today begin observing the 40-day season of Lent with Ash Wednesday. Area Churches Plan Ash Wednesday Rites By Shannon Seyler Several area churches will be observing Ash Wednesday services this week. Ash Wednesday signifies the beginning of Lent, and is traditionally a solemn time of reflection for Christians. It is the begining of the Lenten season... Ash Wednesday starts Lenten season AS THE Lenten Season starts today, Ash Wednesday, the Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro is urging the public to link up a period of prayer and penance for all abuses in the environment. Cagayan de Oro Archbishop Antonio Ledesma SJ, DD said the people have to be more ecologically conscious for the common good of the communities. Ash Wednesday lecture to explore 'Compassion & Relationality' [Colleges] by Eve Lee Dr. M. Shawn Copeland will discuss "Compassion & Relationality: Toward a Theology of Solidarity" tomorrow, Wednesday, February 22, at Bellarmine University's Horrigan Hall at 7:00 p.m. The lecture will be in Hilary's. read more Ash Wednesday is coming up this week Local churches, like Immanuel Lutheran in Webster, have planned special Lenten programs. Filipino Catholics observe Ash Wednesday, 40 days of Lent As millions of Filipino Catholics flock to churches in their homeland and their host countries overseas for the annual ritual of the laying of ashes on their foreheads on Ash Wednesday, Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Tagle appealed for donations for an anti-hunger program. '40': Jesuits launch Lenten social media series on Ash Wednesday Using Facebook, Vimeo, YouTube and the "40" website , young people and adults will be able to follow the journey of seven people in Los Angeles after an apocalyptic event has thrust them together for survival. Ash Wednesday is the Start of the Most Sacred Time of the Year for Christians DETROIT, Feb. 21, 2012 / Christian Newswire / -- The beginning of the Lenten season on Ash Wednesday is the most sacred time of year for Christians.
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