Lent, Ash Wednesday, their origin and dos and don’tsNyeri Archbishop Anthony Muheria applies ash to Standard Group's employee Timothy Bundi at the St Consolata Cathedral in Nyeri, on Ash Wednesday. Catholics and other churches are beginning Lent period on Wednesday. According to Catholic Online, Ash Wednesday has immense importance in the faith of Catholic believers. Ash Wednesday opens Lent, a season of fasting and prayer...The ashes symbolize the dust from which God made us. "The Ash Wednesday gives way to the Lent period which involves life adjustments to the Church and the believers.

Source: Standard Digital March 06, 2019 09:48 UTC