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There are special church services on Ash Wednesday in Anglican, Lutheran, and some other Protestant churches. Eastern Orthodox churches do not observe Ash Wednesday at all because their Lent begins on a Monday, known as “Clean Monday.â...
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Anglicans uniformly. I believe it's pretty much universal among Lutherans as well. In other denominations it really varies. Methodists pretty much always recognize Lent as a season these days, and in my experience they generally have an Ash...
http://forums.catholic.com/showthread.php?t=101217
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･ 1 Consider attending a church for an Ash Wednesday service. Before mass in a Catholic church, the priest... ･ 2 Reflect quietly on your personal relationship to God, and set some time aside to grow in holiness.... ･ 3 Receive the Sacramen...
http://www.ehow.com/how_12837_observe-ash-wednesday.htm...
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The 2004 Church of Ireland Prayer Book includes the following exhortation on Ash Wednesday: ... I invite you, therefore, to observe a holy Lent, by self-examination and repentance; by prayer, fasting, and self-denial; and my reading and meditating on God’s holy word.
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www.anglicancommunion.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/2/5/ACNS43...
www.anglicancommunion.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/2/5/ACNS4366
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Ash Wednesday is the beginning of the 40-day period of repentance known as Lent. Those who observe Lent usually give up or take on something as a way of sacrifice and devotion. ... Wednesday, February 25, 2009 | 10:27 a.m. CST...
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www.columbiamissourian.com/stories/2009/02/25/columbian...
www.columbiamissourian.com/stories/2009/02/25/columbians-observe-ash-wednesday-lent-flash/
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Several gathered at the Saint Paul Episcopal Church to worship and begin their fast. Parishioners listened to a sermon and recited scripture. ... (KSL News) Pope Benedict celebrated Ash Wednesday at a Mass today in Rome. The pontiff said Mass at the Basilica of St. Sabina. The Mass was attended by cardinals,
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www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=916554
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Ash Wednesday is the first day of the penitential season of Lent, in which ashes are placed on the head or forehead of the faithful. It is a fast day and usually falls in February. In 2010, ... Many Western Protestant churches also observe Ash Wednesday, including Anglicans, Lutherans, Presbyterians, and United Methodists.
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www.churchyear.net/ashwednesday.html
www.churchyear.net/ashwednesday.html
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Collects and Readings for Ash Wednesday ... Since the change in the abstinence rules, some people have become confused about the requirement to observe penitential days. As a result, the discipline of fasting (or abstaining from meat) or any form of regular penance has all but disappeared.
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www.wf-f.org/AshWed.html
www.wf-f.org/AshWed.html
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Most people know that Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent, the time of preparation before Easter. But how is it celebrated? And why do Catholics wear ashes on their foreheads on this day? Find out more about Ash Wednesday here. ... In the Roman Catholic Church, Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent,
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catholicism.about.com/od/holydaysandholidays/p/Ash_Wedn...
catholicism.about.com/od/holydaysandholidays/p/Ash_Wednesday.htm
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