18/02/2026
โ๏ธ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐: ๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐ญ ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ญ โ๏ธ
๐๐ฌ๐ก ๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ฌ๐๐๐ฒ marks the beginning of the ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ง season in the Catholic Church. It is a solemn day of prayer, fasting, and repentance as we prepare our hearts for the passion, death, and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ.
On this day, ashes are placed on our foreheads in the sign of the cross with the words:
"Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return."
This reminds us of humility, repentance, and our need for Godโs mercy.
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๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐จ ๐๐ ๐๐จ ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ฌ๐ก ๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ฌ๐๐๐ฒ?
๐ ๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ and receive ashes
๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฒ and reflect
๐ Begin Lenten sacrifices and acts of charity
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๐๐๐๐๐๐ (Mandatory for Catholics aged 18โ59)
โข One full meal for the day
โข Two smaller meals allowed (that together do not equal a full meal)
โข No unnecessary snacking
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๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ (Mandatory for Catholics aged 14 and above)
โข No eating of meat (pork, beef, chicken, etc.)
โข Fish and other non-meat food are allowed
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โ ๏ธ ๐๐ก๐จ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฑ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐๐?
The following are excused from fasting (but not necessarily from abstinence):
โข Children below 18 (for fasting)
โข Adults 60 years old and above
โข Those who are sick
โข Pregnant or breastfeeding women
โข Those with medical conditions requiring regular meals
โข Those doing heavy physical labor
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โจ ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ: Lent is not just about giving up food โ it is about turning away from sin and growing closer to God through prayer, sacrifice, and charity.
Let us begin this Lenten season with sincere repentance and renewed faith. ๐
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