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you are nothing but a mere animal

2day marks d begin of lent, 'ASH wenesday'. We shld tear not our cloth putting on sack cloth bt our heart with fasting, prayers & repent & come 2 God's mercy (Joel 2:12). May d good Lord help us 2ru His Holy Spirit dat we work 2wards His will. In Jesus name Amen

Tell dem! Besides, my birthday is 2day

Hmmmm




May God help us all

macEDWIN: 2day marks d begin of lent, 'ASH wenesday'. We shld tear not our cloth putting on sack cloth bt our heart with fasting, prayers & repent & come 2 God's mercy (Joel 2:12). May d good Lord help us 2ru His Holy Spirit dat we work 2wards His will. In Jesus name Amen

Amen

mu2sa2: Is Lent and Ash Wednesday only for Catholics?

How Many Churches Observe It today


Well, Its forr All Christians....


If You wish to observe it, Its Upto You

Ash Wednesday is the name given to the firstday of the season of Lent, in which the Pastor applies ashes to the foreheads of Christians to signify an inner repentance. But what is the history and the meaning of this Christian holy day?

Ash Wednesday, originally called dies cinerum (day of ashes) is mentioned in the earliest copies of the Gregorian Sacramentary, and probably dates from at least the 8th Century. One of the earliest descriptions of Ash Wednesday is found in the writings of the Anglo-Saxon abbot Aelfric (955-1020). In his Lives of the Saints, he writes, "We read in the books both in the Old Law and in the New that the men who repented of their sins bestrewed themselves with ashes and clothed their bodies with sackcloth. Now let us do this little at the beginning of our Lent that we strew ashes upon our heads to signify that we ought to repent of our sins during the Lenten fast." Aelfric then proceeds to tell the tale of a man who refused to go to church for the ashes and was accidentally killed several days later in aboar hunt! This quotation confirms what we know from other sources, that throughout the Middle Ages ashes were sprinkled on the head, rather than anointed on the forehead as in our day.


As Aelfric suggests, the pouring of ashes on one's body (and dressing in sackcloth, a very rough material) as an outer manifestation of inner repentance or mourning is an ancient practice. It is mentioned several times in the Old Testament. What is probably the earliestoccurrence is found at the very end of the book of Job. Job, having been rebuked by God, confesses, "Therefore I despise myself and repent in dust and ashes" (Job 42:6). Other examples are found in 2 Samuel 13:19, Esther 4:1,3, Isaiah 61:3, Jeremiah 6:26, Ezekiel 27:30, and Daniel 9:3. In the New Testament, Jesus alludes to the practice in Matthew 11:21: "Woe to you, Korazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! If the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyreand Sidon, they would have repented long agoin sackcloth and ashes."

In the typical Ash Wednesday observance, Christians are invited to the altar to receive the imposition of ashes, prior to receiving the holy Supper. The Pastor applies ashes in the shape of the cross on the forehead of each, while speaking the words, "For dust you are and to dust you shall return" (Genesis 3:19). This is of course what God spoke to Adam and Eve after they eaten of the forbidden fruit and fallen into sin. These words indicated to our first parents the bitterest fruit of their sin, namely death. In the context of the Ash Wednesday impositionof ashes, they remind each penitent of their sinfulness and mortality, and, thus, their need to repent and get right with God beforeit is too late. The cross reminds each penitent of the good news that through Jesus Christ crucified there is forgiveness for all sins, all guilt, and all punishment.


Many Christians choose to leave the ashes ontheir forehead for the remainder of the day, not to be showy and boastful (see Matthew 6:16-18).

Rather, they do it as a witness that all people are sinners in need of repentance AND that through Jesus all sins are forgiven through faith.

Ash Wednesday, like the season of Lent, is never mentioned in Scripture and is not commanded by God. Christians are free to either observe or not observe it.

It also should be obvious that the imposition of ashes, like similar external practices, are meaningless, even hypocritical, unless there is a corresponding inner repentance and change of behavior. This is made clear in Isaiah 58:5-7 when God says,
Is this the kind of fast I have chosen, only a day for a man to humble himself?

Is it only for bowing one's head like a reed and for lying on sackcloth and ashes ? Is that what you call a fast, a day acceptable to the LORD? 6 "Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loose the chains of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and break every yoke? 7

Is it not to share your food with the hungry and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter-- when you see the naked, to clothe him, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?

With this in mind, however, the rite of ashes on Ash Wednesday is heartily recommended to the Christian as a grand opportunity for repentance and spiritual renewal within the framework of confession and absolution. A blessed Ash Wednesday observance to all.

Rend your heart and not your garments..

mu2sa2: Is Lent and Ash Wednesday only for Catholics?

Is for all Christian. At d end of lenten period we r all celebrate easter 2geda

HENRIETTAPOWER: Ash Wednesday is always celebrated once in a year. In catholic church, it means that ''we are made from dust and in dust we shall return''. It also marks the beginning of lent and the beginning of the christian fasting of 40 days. It is a mourning period for the catholics. Happy ash wednesday as we go into the lenting period.

Dear God,kip me cloz 2 ur Word,amen. PROUDLY CATHOLIC.

to all in lent.
pray and bless all who write wrong about you. and your beliefs.
remember negative stuff have a subjective way of holding you down to those negative replies you make.

make una no sin dis period ooo!

no bleeping tins or talks
no alcohol tinz
fasting in progress.....

mu2sa2: Is Lent and Ash Wednesday only for Catholics?

it is for all christians but other cristians especially pentecostals have decided to exempt themselves even though there is no bliblical base for them exempting themselves.

Other christians like the anglicans still do it though. But the people who decide when ash wed, good friday, easter sundsy is celebrated, is the catholic church

Lenten season starts 2day...may God give us d grace to overcome sin(both mortal nd venial) 2ru christ our Lord,amen...

@henriettapower. Good post, but please elaborate why the ash is needed to be placed on foreheads. DONNE

[quote author=Teenage Money]Ash Wednesday is the name given to the firstday of the season of Lent, in which the Pastor applies ashes to the foreheads of Christians to signify an inner repentance. But what is the history and the meaning of this Christian holy day?

Ash Wednesday, originally called dies cinerum (day of ashes) is mentioned in the earliest copies of the Gregorian Sacramentary, and probably dates from at least the 8th Century. One of the earliest descriptions of Ash Wednesday is found in the writings of the Anglo-Saxon abbot Aelfric (955-1020). In his Lives of the Saints, he writes, "We read in the books both in the Old Law and in the New that the men who repented of their sins bestrewed themselves with ashes and clothed their bodies with sackcloth. Now let us do this little at the beginning of our Lent that we strew ashes upon our heads to signify that we ought to repent of our sins during the Lenten fast." Aelfric then proceeds to tell the tale of a man who refused to go to church for the ashes and was accidentally killed several days later in a boar hunt! This quotation confirms what we know from other sources, that throughout the Middle Ages ashes were sprinkled on the head, rather than anointed on the forehead as in our day.


As Aelfric suggests, the pouring of ashes on one's body (and dressing in sackcloth, a very rough material) as an outer manifestation of inner repentance or mourning is an ancient practice. It is mentioned several times in the Old Testament. What is probably the earliestoccurrence is found at the very end of the book of Job. Job, having been rebuked by God, confesses, "Therefore I despise myself and repent in dust and ashes" (Job 42:6). Other examples are found in 2 Samuel 13:19, Esther 4:1,3, Isaiah 61:3, Jeremiah 6:26, Ezekiel 27:30, and Daniel 9:3. In the New Testament, Jesus alludes to the practice in Matthew 11:21: "Woe to you, Korazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! If the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyreand Sidon, they would have repented long agoin sackcloth and ashes."

In the typical Ash Wednesday observance, Christians are invited to the altar to receive the imposition of ashes, prior to receiving the holy Supper. The Pastor applies ashes in the shape of the cross on the forehead of each, while speaking the words, "For dust you are and to dust you shall return" (Genesis 3:19). This is of course what God spoke to Adam and Eve after they eaten of the forbidden fruit and fallen into sin. These words indicated to our first parents the bitterest fruit of their sin, namely death. In the context of the Ash Wednesday impositionof ashes, they remind each penitent of their sinfulness and mortality, and, thus, their need to repent and get right with God beforeit is too late. The cross reminds each penitent of the good news that through Jesus Christ crucified there is forgiveness for all sins, all guilt, and all punishment.


Many Christians choose to leave the ashes ontheir forehead for the remainder of the day, not to be showy and boastful (see Matthew 6:16-18).

Rather, they do it as a witness that all people are sinners in need of repentance AND that through Jesus all sins are forgiven through faith.

Ash Wednesday, like the season of Lent, is never mentioned in Scripture and is not commanded by God. Christians are free to either observe or not observe it.




Ash Wednesday was started by the Roman Church in about 8th Century AD, meaning that Jesus and his disciples set no such precedent and never commanded that we do so. Remember “Law of the Christ” and Christianity started with Jesus and his disciples

One of the earliest descriptions of Ash Wednesday is found in the writings of the Anglo-Saxon abbot Aelfric (955-1020). This means that some fellas trust more in the writings of the Anglo Saxon Abbot Aelfric than God’s Word the Bible.

In his Lives of the Saints, he (Aelfric) writes, "We read in the books both in the Old Law and in the New that the men who repented of their sins bestrewed themselves with ashes and clothed their bodies with sackcloth. True, ancient Israelites used to show symbolic repentance, revulsion, distaste, and disgust over certain matters by ripping their garment, in lamentation, putting on sackcloth, shaving their hair bald, mourning, weeping, wailing in bitterness, fasting and decking their WHOLE BODY with dust and ashes but this was done for specific sins, incidents and situations. It was not a yearly ceremonial ritual. It was not done for accumulated sins. They did not draw any cross on their foreheads, neither was small ash robbed on any part of the body. I have seen Roman adherents dab small ash on their FOREheads but I am waiting to see them rip their garments, cover their bodies with ash, wear sackcloth, shave all their hair, weep, wail and lament for their sins (which by the way are too many to count). It reminds me of the ‘White-Garment Church Goers’ who read in the Bible that God asked Moses to remove his sandal at the foot of Mount Horeb and so they picked that one up and started trekking about town barefeet.

To me this Ash Wednesday is not a Christian requirement and cannot lead anyone to “heaven”, neither can it help anyone gain salvation and eternal life. Just a waste of time.

Ash wednesday marks the period of 40 days fasting (as observed by our lord Jesus), intense praying and alms giving and d 40 days ends with easter celebration. Its a time the church reminds us of our mission on earth and the need to spend more time on our spiritual life (fasting, prayer) and spend less time on our flesh (Dust, ash)

The ash reminds us of mortal nature of our flesh and immortal nature of our soul.

Wishing all Christians a prayer filled fasting period and a time of reflection on our mission on earth.

pato station: To me this Ash Wednesday is not a Christian requirement and cannot lead anyone to “heaven”, neither can it help anyone gain salvation and eternal life. Just a waste of time.

Read The 7th Line....


Ash Wednesday, like the season of Lent, is never mentioned in Scripture and is not commanded by God. Christians are free to either observe or not observe it.


No body Said That Its A Criteria For Eternal Life... Ok


But Do U Believe Going To Church Is Not A criteria for Eternal Life also

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ZUWU like u...

Can someone explain the 'do not eat meat' part?

Oahray: Can someone explain the 'do not eat meat' part?

Okay, first off all, Note that fasting IS Biblical. In Mt 6:17-8, Jesus says "But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face, so that you may not appear to be fasting, except to your Father who is hidden. And your Father who sees what is hidden will repay you." Lent is the time leading up to Good Friday and then to Easter. Catholics are supposed to fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday in remembrance of the days on which Jesus was betrayed and killed. It is supposed to be a time of penance, humility, and a focus on God, all of which fasting is supposed to remind us of. Abstaining from meat is like a light fast. Especially inearlier times, meat was considered aluxury. To abstain from meat was therefore intended to be a sacrifice of sorts. On regular Fridays during Lent, therefore, you abstain from meat, and on Good Friday, you fast. Fish was allowed, by the way, because it was the food of the poor.

A beautiful season of lent starts.Remember to
1.Fast for spiritual satisfaction
2.Do arms giving for the less privileged
3.Life of prayer

Happy lenting season to all NL.

sayso: A beautiful season of lent starts.Remember to
1.Fast for spiritual satisfaction
2.Do arms giving for the less privileged
3.Life of prayer

Happy lenting season to all NL.

If you do arms giving to d less privileged, Wot type of arm are u sending? AK47, matchet or dane guns?

Ash Wednesday is not written anywhere in the Bible; It is a concept by some people, majorly the roman catholic. The basis cannot be traced to the Bible and we must avoid practices that lead us back to Idol worship. Christians are to fast and pray every time and not necessary during lent alone. We are to fast and pray and fight a good fight of faith. Any practices that cannot be traced to the Bible are heresies drawing us back to idol worship. BEWARE!!

lucenzo: Lent, the
period of fasting, penitence and self denial traditionally observed by
christians in preparation for easter.



I am proud to be a catholic.

This has no bible backings. I mean there is no place in d bible where we are told to do such. Like d last supper or communion, Jesus told us to do dat in remembrance of him.

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. What was that for,thot threads are for learning,contradicting or adding ones own knowledge.Keep showing ur worthless nature in public. @ OP From dust we were made and to dust we shall return.

Ash wednesday:A period of prayer,fasting and alms giving.
#Proud to be a catholic

If u are Catholic and u are making 'big' plans for Valentine, think again! Today is
Feb 13 and its Ash Wednesday, remember to keep Lent holy...So its abstaining and fasting things.

WAP: Ash Wednesday is not written anywhere in the Bible; It is a concept by some people, majorly the roman catholic. The basis cannot be traced to the Bible and we must avoid practices that lead us back to Idol worship. Christians are to fast and pray every time and not necessary during lent alone. We are to fast and pray and fight a good fight of faith. Any practices that cannot be traced to the Bible are heresies drawing us back to idol worship. BEWARE!!

In The Church, You Clap isnt It Nw Tell me where it is In The Bible.


In Your Church, You Dance... Tell Me Where It Is In The Bible That You Should Dance In The Church


The Problem With You Guys Is That You Read The Bible Like Literature... You Dont Read It to Get Meaning..... And The Bible Is Nt for ppl with Low level Of Understanding....


Well, You Say It Doesnt have A Biblical Backup


Read My Reply Here...

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look for something more edifying to let out from ur God-given brain. Happy ash wednesday