Main St. Worship services will be held at 12 noon and 7 p. Carmel Sanctuary ; p. Carmel Worship Center ; 7 p. Fishers and Indianapolis. Ash Wednesday services will be held at a. Worship services on Ash Wednesday will be held at a. Liturgy of the Word , a. Mass , p. Liturgy of the Word , 6 p. Mass and p. Mass in Spanish. All Ash Wednesday Masses will be live-streamed at ologn. Ash Wednesday Masses but not Word Services require reservations this year. Ash Wednesday worship and an anointing of healing at 7 p.
This year, there will be a drive-thru communion and imposition of ashes for Ash Wednesday under the portico from 10 to 11 a. The communion elements are pre-packaged and worshippers will be handed a Q-tip to impose their own ashes. Ash Wednesday is one of the most important dates on the Christian calendar, because it marks the start of Lent. Lent is a six-week period of fasting or self-sacrifice, prayer and almsgiving observed by Christians each year to prepare for the celebration of Easter, when they believe Christ rose from the dead to sit at the right hand of God, his father.
Lent is celebrated over 46 days. It includes 40 days of fasting and six Sundays, on which fasting is not practiced. The day period has a special significance in the Old and New Testaments. Jesus also is depicted as being led into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil for 40 days. Many people want to know what they should give up for Lent to prove your devotion. Many people give up things that they love, such as candy or sweets, favorite foods, television or — gasp!
The reason for their self-sacrifice: Christians want to replicate the hardships felt by Jesus during his time in the wilderness. Call IndyStar digital producer Dwight Adams at Follow him on Twitter: hdwightadams. Facebook Twitter Email. Why Christians wear ashes for Ash Wednesday and give up their favorite things for Lent.
Dwight Adams Indianapolis Star. Show Caption. There are also Christians that refrain from Ash Wednesday celebrations. Mormons, Evangelicals, and Pentecostal Christians are some of the denominations that don't take part in the holy day. The ashes used on Ash Wednesday are meant to represent dust. When receiving ashes on their foreheads, parishioners hear the words : "Remember you are dust, and to dust you shall return. On Ash Wednesday, the saying is a reminder to be humble in the face of mortality.
The first Ash Wednesday ceremonies were likely held sometime in 11th century CE. It's never mentioned in the Bible, but there is a verse in the Book of Daniel that links fasting to ashes, and some scholars believe this is the origin of the Lenten practice. Ash Wednesday didn't gain mainstream popularity with Christians in the U. The ashes used on Ash Wednesday are surprisingly eco-friendly. On Palm Sunday, the Sunday before Easter, many churches pass out palm fronds like those used to welcome Jesus Christ to Jerusalem days before his crucifixion.
Some churches save those palms to burn them and make the ashes that are applied to peoples' foreheads roughly 11 months later. Ash Wednesday is a day of fasting. What about your social media accounts? While giving up those things may seem hard for you, Christians long ago used to give up a whole lot more.
Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, a day period of prayer, repentance and fasting for many Christians. Ash Wednesday is today. It marks the first day of Lent in Western churches. The ashes symbolize penance and the dust from which God made people. When priests mark Christian's forehead with the ashes they often say, "Repent and believe in the Gospel," or "Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return. Lent, which lasts 40 days not including Sundays, is a season of prayer , penance and fasting in preparation for the Easter season.
0コメント