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This year Ash Wednesday falls on Feb. 14 and is 46 days before Easter.
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Joyce Orlando, The Tennessean, 15 Feb. 2024
The next day was Ash Wednesday; Derek and Lisa had planned to attend Mass in the morning at Holy Name of Mary parish.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 19 Nov. 2024
During an Ash Wednesday Mass, as the prayers of the faithful were recited, attendee Rafael Madlum Payas loudly called out a petition for freedom in Cuba.
—Luis Andres Henao, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2024
Lent, kicking off with Ash Wednesday earlier this week, is a religious observance centered around prayer, fasting and almsgiving, which commemorates the 40 days Jesus Christ spent fasting in the desert mentioned in the Bible.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 16 Feb. 2024
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Joyce Orlando, The Tennessean, 15 Feb. 2024
The next day was Ash Wednesday; Derek and Lisa had planned to attend Mass in the morning at Holy Name of Mary parish.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 19 Nov. 2024
During an Ash Wednesday Mass, as the prayers of the faithful were recited, attendee Rafael Madlum Payas loudly called out a petition for freedom in Cuba.
—Luis Andres Henao, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2024
Lent, kicking off with Ash Wednesday earlier this week, is a religious observance centered around prayer, fasting and almsgiving, which commemorates the 40 days Jesus Christ spent fasting in the desert mentioned in the Bible.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 16 Feb. 2024
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“Ash Wednesday.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Ash%20Wednesday. Accessed 28 Dec. 2024.
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