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Ash Wednesday

Written by Rev. George Dufour

Wednesday, 21 February 2007

Ash Wednesday February 21st, 2007 is the first day of Lent. It occurs forty-six days before Easter, but Lent is nevertheless considered forty days long, because Sundays in this period are not counted as days of penance.

On Wednesday our St. Anne Salem MA ash services will be at 9am, 3pm and 6pm in our church at 292 Jefferson Ave, South Salem MA USA. 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.

At Masses and services of worship on this Wednesday, worshippers are blessed with ashes by the celebrating priest or minister.

The priest or minister marks the forehead of each participant with black ashes, in the shape of a cross, which the worshipper traditionally retains until washing it off after sundown. 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 worshipper an instruction while
applying the ashes. These are three examples:

    "Remember, man, that you are dust
    And unto dust you shall return."

        (Latin: Memento homo, quia pulvis es, et in pulverem reverteris.)

    This wording comes from Genesis 3:19.

or

    "Turn away from sin and be faithful to the Gospel."

or

    "Repent, and hear the good news."

"Ash wednesday" artwork image acknowledgement Carl Spitzweg circa 1857

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Spitzweg

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