Today is Ash Wednesday. It marks the beginning of Lent—a forty day period (excluding Sundays) leading up to the ground zero of the Christian faith: the crucifixion and resurrection of Christ. Some churches and traditions have a custom of putting ashes on people’s foreheads on this day. Why? One of the reasons is that ashes are … <a href="https://theupdevo.com/2025/03/05/ashes-mortality-and-the-beginning-of-lent/" class="more-link">Continue reading Ashes, mortality and the beginning of Lent</a>

Today is Ash Wednesday. It marks the beginning of Lent—a forty day period (excluding Sundays) leading up to the ground zero of the Christian faith: the crucifixion and resurrection of Christ. Some churches and traditions have a custom of putting ashes on people’s foreheads on this day. Why? One of the reasons is that ashes are … Continue reading Ashes, mortality and the beginning of Lent

Today is Ash Wednesday. It marks the beginning of Lent—a forty day period (excluding Sundays) leading up to the ground zero of the Christian faith: the crucifixion and resurrection of Christ.&nbsp;Some churches and traditions have a custom of putting ashes on people’s foreheads on this day. Why? One of the reasons is that ashes are … <a href="https://theupdevo.com/2025/03/05/ashes-mortality-and-the-beginning-of-lent/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Continue reading Ashes, mortality and the beginning of&nbsp;Lent</a>

Ashes, mortality and the beginning of Lent

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