Reflection: Ash Wednesday is the day where we acknowledge ourselves as sinners and desire God’s mercy as the Body of Christ. Ash Wednesday Reflection. Today is Ash Wednesday and Catholics throughout the world are observing this occasion by attending Ash Wednesday services at their parish and fasting, or abstaining from meat. The first reading for mass today from the book of Joel, goes right along with what we are all doing today. Sacred Dust – Ash Wednesday Reflection 2020 3 Mar, 2020 in Blog / Homilies by Andrea Dennis I have long struggled trying to understand the Gospel of this day and the ritual that accompanies the beginning of this 40 day season of Lent. For members of the Latin Catholic Church, the norms on fasting are obligatory from age 18 until age 59. Wednesday of the Seventh Week of Easter Acts 20:28-38 + John 17:11-19 “… that they may be one just as We are one.” Of the four Gospel accounts, John’s is the loftiest and thus is symbolized by… If you grew up Catholic (and even if you didn’t) you have some awareness of what these days entail; ashes applied on Ash Wednesday, fasting and abstinence fr om meat on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday, abstinence from meat as well … 2021 Lenten and Easter Reflections. Joel 2:12-18; II Cor 5:20---6:2; Mt 6:1-6, 16-18. Catholic Daily Reflections. JL 2:12-18/2 COR 5:20—6:2/MT 6:1-6, 16-18. Homily starter anecdote: 1) “ Do this, don’t do that, can’t you read the sign?”. Some of the senior citizens here today can remember a song that was popular exactly 47 years ago this year. Lent this year begins on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021 and concludes on Easter Sunday, April 4. This year the College of the Holy Cross is excited to offer a daily Lenten reflection series, “Return to Me: Lenten Reflections from Holy Cross, 2021.” Lent is a time of prayer and renewal and an opportunity to refocus relationships with God that lead us to the Easter Sunday celebration of our risen Christ. Today is Ash Wednesday and Christians all around the world will begin the forty day period of penance known as Lent. Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are obligatory days of fasting and abstinence for Catholics. This reflection was taken from Fasting Towards Freedom: Reflections for Lent 2020, available for purchase as a download in our store at this link. In addition, Fridays during Lent are obligatory days of abstinence. My Catholic Life! Wednesday, 26 February 2020 : Ash Wednesday (Homily and Scripture Reflections) Liturgical Colour : Purple/Violet Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, on this day we mark the beginning of the sacred season of Lent, the forty days of preparation for the season of Easter. https://catholic-daily-reflections.com/2020/02/25/pray-fast-give Fr. Lent is a time of transformation, when each of us is called to pray, fast and give to others. Antony Kadavil reflects on the readings at Mass and on the significance of Ash Wednesday. For more resources for Lent 2020, visit our Lent 2020 page by clicking here. We long to be more like Christ, and during … Lenten Reflections 2020 The Catholic Telegraph 2020-04-11. offers daily reflections, meditations and prayers focused on the Gospel of the day, the gift of Divine Mercy, our Lord’s Passion, our Blessed Mother, the saint of the day, feasts of the liturgical year, daily Mass readings and much more! Ash Wednesday Reflection Wednesday, February 26, 2020 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. or 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Liza Peters. This year, Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 17, and continues through Holy …