17/02/2026
Our Lenten journey begins on Ash Wednesday with a reminder of our own mortality: "You are dust, and to dust you shall return."
We receive ashes, a sign of our mortality and penance, urging us to embrace Lent with a fullness that allows us to draw ever closer to God.
This is a time to bring everything to God and to turn away from those things which hold us back from Him, echoing the words of the Prophet Joel: "Return to the Lord, your God, for He is gracious and merciful."
May this Lent be a time of deep encounter with God, as we journey towards Easter.