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Ash Wednesday

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The first day of Lent, so called from the custom of marking the foreheads of the faithful with blessed ashes. Its date depends upon that of Easter.

Additional Information

Catholic Encyclopedia
Goffine’s Devout Instructions
Light from the Altar
Meditations on the Gospels for Each Day in Lent
New Catholic Dictionary
Pictorial Lives of the Saints
Saints and Saintly Dominicans, by Blessed Hyacinthe-Marie Cormier, O.P.
Simple Catholic Dictionary

other sites in english
- Catholic Culture
- Catholic Lane
- Jimmy Akin: 9 Things to Know
- Patheos: Ash Wednesday FAQ
- Regina Magazine
- T S Eliot: Ash Wednesday
- uCatholic

images
- Santi e Beati

video
- YouTube PlayList

fonti in italiano
- Santi e Beati

MLA Citation

“Ash Wednesday“. CatholicSaints.Info. 23 December 2021. Web. 27 April 2024. <>