Ash Wednesday is a holy day of prayers and fasting that marks the beginning of Lent. Here are some bible verses to make your celebrations unique and special, courtesy of womans day.com.. 1.

Lent is the perfect time for Bible reading, according to Stark. He wants to "encourage every Catholic to ‘Download Jesus’ and read all four Gospels for Lent. We always try to give up something ...

As someone who is a Christian minister in a public role, forms of that question come up often. They’re both highly variable and all orbiting around the common axis of, “It’s an old book, so ...

For Lent: Top 10 Bible Verses on Penance - Taylor Marshall, Canterbury Tales. How Can They Value Puppies Over Unborn Babies? - Jennifer Fulwiler, National Catholic Register.

Related: 50 Bible Verses About Forgiveness. 54. "The lent period of fasting should be passionately pursued." — Lailah Gifty ...

Lent is here! It's a sacred time of year, and it begins today with Ash Wednesday. This special season provides roughly six weeks to pause, pray and prepare our hearts and minds for Easter.

The ash cross marked on foreheads of Christians today, Ash Wednesday, symbolic of the Bible verse Genesis 3:19, which reads, "For you were made from dust, and to dust you shall return." ...