What is Ash Wednesday?
Matthew 11.2 , Daniel 9.3 , Job 2.8 , Esther 4.1 , 2 Samuel 13.19
Ash Wednesday follows Shrove Tuesday, and marks the first day of Lent which lasts for 40 days and concludes on Easter Day.
Some churches will hold special Ash Wednesday services at which the service leaders may, using ash, mark the foreheads of worshipers with the sign of the cross. This is to symbolize the beginning of 40 days set apart for repentance and mourning. Biblical references to this can be found in 2 Samuel 13:19; Esther 4:1; Job 2:8; Daniel 9:3; and Matthew 11:2.
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