http://request.org.uk/festivals/lent/2013/07/04/ash-wednesday/The Beginning of Lent
What happens on Ash Wednesday?
Ash
Wednesday is the day after Shrove Tuesday and signals the start of
Lent. It is called ‘Ash Wednesday’ because Lent is a time when people
are sorry for the wrong things in their lives and ashes are used in the
Bible as signs of sadness.
Some churches have a special part in a service called ‘ashing’. As a way of showing sorrow for wrong things done, and as a reminder that all die, the Priest makes a sign of the cross in ashes on the forehead of each person. The ashes are usually made from burning palm crosses that were kept from Palm Sunday the previous year.
Lent is a time when Christians think about the things they have done and the way that God wants them to live. Saying sorry to God by confessing our sins – owning up to the wrong things we have done – is a more important part of people’s worship and prayer during Lent.
We have made our Lenten promises to Walk with Jesus during this time of preparation. What sacrifices will you be making? How will you be putting others first?
Next week we will be making our Sacrament of Reconciliation at church.
Some churches have a special part in a service called ‘ashing’. As a way of showing sorrow for wrong things done, and as a reminder that all die, the Priest makes a sign of the cross in ashes on the forehead of each person. The ashes are usually made from burning palm crosses that were kept from Palm Sunday the previous year.
Lent is a time when Christians think about the things they have done and the way that God wants them to live. Saying sorry to God by confessing our sins – owning up to the wrong things we have done – is a more important part of people’s worship and prayer during Lent.
We have made our Lenten promises to Walk with Jesus during this time of preparation. What sacrifices will you be making? How will you be putting others first?
Next week we will be making our Sacrament of Reconciliation at church.
