[New post] Ash Wednesday and Lent

Richard L Rice posted: " Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, officially adopted by Pope Urban II in 1091 AD. At Ash Wednesday services, a priest rubs water mixed with palm frond ashes in the shape of a cross on the head of worshipers. The Catholic Encyclopedia says" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on Where Living Begins Ash Wednesday and Lent by Richard L Rice Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, officially adopted by Pope Urban II in 1091 AD. At Ash Wednesday services, a priest rubs water mixed with palm frond ashes in the shape of a cross on the head of worshipers. The Catholic Encyclopedia says Lent prepares adherents for a more effective Easter by providing purification […] Read more of this post This free site is ad-supported. Learn more ​ Richard L Rice | March 2, 2022 at 12:00 am | Tags: 1 Kings 19:8, 40 days, abound toward us, Anglican, apostles, Ash Wednesday, ashes, atonement, attending Mass, baptism, Bible, Bible reading, birthday, Catholic, Charismatics, Christ, Christian, Christian history, Christian rituals, Christianity, church history, church rituals, confession of sin, early Christians, early church, Easter, Easter Sunday, Elijah, Ephesians 1:7, Ephesians 1:8, Episcopalian, Europe, Exodus 34:28, fasting, fasts, forgiveness, forgiveness of sins, get from God, giving money, God, God's will, godliness, good deeds, grace, grace of God, grace through faith, history, Jesus, Jesus tempted, kingdom of God, Lent, liberal, liberal denominations, Matthew 4:2, Moses, Mount Horeb, Mount Sinai, Mt Sinai, palm fronds, penance, pentecostals, Pope Urban, Pope Urban II, Prayer, priest, purification, redemption, redemption through His blood, Reformed, religion, riches of His grace, rites, ritual, Roman Catholic, Roman Catholic Church, sacrifice, salvation by works, sanctification, Scripture, self-denial, sin, sin upon sin, Spirituality, temptation, temptation of Jesus, theology, water baptism, where living begins, Word of God, works, worship | Categories: Bible, Christian, Christianity, Evangelism / Missions, faith, History, Inspiration, Ministry, Prayer, preaching, Reformed Theology, Religion, Spirituality, Theology, Thoughts, Uncategorized | URL: https://wp.me/p1z4Qt-7jI Comment    See all comments    Like Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from Where Living Begins. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://wherelivingbegins.wordpress.com/2022/03/02/ash-wednesday-and-lent/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com