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Ash Wednesday: Local faithful mark beginning of Lent In the bayou communities of Terrebonne and Lafourche, fresh from two weeks of excess and Mardi Gras parades, Catholics and members of other Christian denominations take part today in a centuries-old rite of penitence that leaves an outward sign of devotion and faith. Ash Wednesday service in Visalia kicks off Lent Ashes are distributed at St Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Visalia on Ash Wednesday. Photo by Teresa Douglass Ash Wednesday services inspire faithful HUNTLEY – "Remember that you are dust and to dust you shall return." Christians mark Ash Wednesday The Lenten season is under way for Christians around the world. Ash Wednesday marked the start of Lent, which helps spiritually prepare Christians for Easter on April 8. 'Drive-Thru' Ash Wednesday at Ohio Methodist Church Is Tacky COMMENTARY | As the Catholic church exits Mardi Gras feasting and enters the penitential season of Lent, other denominations are imitating the Ash Wednesday Lenten kick-off observances. An Ohio United Methodist Church is offering the imposition of the ashes via drive-thru, says the Associated Press. A drop-and-dash holy day? How kitschy: If they're going to ape us Catholics, they should at least ... Ash Wednesday prepares us for forgiveness Lent begins with the words of Psalm 51: Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions. Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin." Ash Wednesday begins a time for 'spiritual spring cleaning' Ash Wednesday begins the Lenten season—a time of personal and spiritual reflection for Christians, said Rev. James Cesta of St. Mary of Mount Carmel/Blessed Sacrament Parish, at mass Wednesday."It's a time of spiritual spring cleaning for our heart, our mind and our spirit." Ash Wednesday begins 40-day journey to Easter with sacred ritual About 60 people heard scripture, sang hymns and had ashes applied at the First Christian Church of Longview's Ash Wednesday noon service. Taking Ash Wednesday to the Street Lauren Winner on the importance of offering ashes on street corners Ash Wednesday drive-through offered by Ohio church Also, the Ashes to Go program has clergy members offering ashes outside commuter trains, at bus stops and on street corners across the country
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