28/02/2022
𝐀𝐒𝐇 𝐖𝐄𝐃𝐍𝐄𝐒𝐃𝐀𝐘
𝖬𝖺𝗋𝖼𝗁 02, 2022
𝑳𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝒐𝒃𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝒅𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒉, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝑱𝒆𝒔𝒖𝒔 𝑪𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒕 - 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝑮𝒐𝒅, 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝑺𝒂𝒗𝒊𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑹𝒆𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒓. 𝑰𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒓𝒆𝒇𝒍𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝒐𝒏 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒊𝒕 𝒎𝒆𝒂𝒏𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒆 𝒂 𝒇𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓 𝒐𝒇 𝑪𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒕.
𝗦𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗗𝗨𝗟𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗠𝗔𝗦𝗦𝗘𝗦
8:00AM
5:00PM
9:30AM at all Brgy. Chapels by Lay Ministers
💜 What is Ash Wednesday?
It marks first day of the 40 days of Lent, a roughly six-week period (not including Sundays) dedicated to reflection, prayer and fasting in preparation for Easter. It ends on Holy Thursday, the fifth day of Holy Week (the week leading up to Easter) that marks the Last Supper. In addition to certain rules about foods and fasting, many Christians (and even non-Christians) abstain from additional foods, luxury or material goods or certain activities and habits.
💜 Where do the ashes come from?
They’re obtained from the burning of the palms of the previous Palm Sunday, which occurs on the Sunday before Easter, and applied during services. Palm Sunday marks Jesus’ return to Jerusalem, when people waved palm branches to celebrate his arrival. The ashes are typically mixed with Holy Water.
💜 What do the ashes mean?
The ashes, applied in the shape of a cross, are a symbol of penance, mourning and mortality. Centuries ago, participants used to sprinkle themselves with ashes and repent much more publicly, but the practice fell away sometime between the 8th-10th century before evolving into what it is today. There aren’t any particular rules about how long the ashes should be worn, but most people wear them throughout the day as a public expression of their faith and penance.
Be merciful, O Lord, for we have sinned.🙏