When Are Ash Wednesday Masses in Maryland Heights?
Lent, the Christian season preceding Easter, begins today with Ash Wednesday. Here's a list of Ash Wednesday masses in and around Maryland Heights.
The Lenten season begins for Christians today as Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of 40 days of prayer and reflection before the Easter holiday. According to the Holy Spirit Church bulletin, church goers find find that the environment has changed on Ash Wednesday—the color is violet; there are no flowers; the church building is more barren and more somber—to remind parishoners of the desert. This environment is to invite us into the penitential season of Lent. It is to focus us on the essentials of our spiritual life so that we may learn to imitate Jesus more completely and thus prepare for the cele- bration of the resurrection at Easter. AND Did you know that Fasting and Abstinence are mandated by the Church during this season? Although …
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