Mass and reception of Ashes
Holy Trinity Church 1460 Ridge Rd., Webster, NY, United StatesAsh Wednesday takes place 40 days before Easter Tridium, and is chiefly observed by Catholics, although many other Christians observe it too. Ash Wednesday comes from the ancient Jewish tradition of penance and fasting. The practice includes the wearing of ashes on the head. The ashes symbolize the dust from which God made us. As […]