ASH WEDNESDAY 2025|| Daily LENTEN PRAYERS & REFLECTION|| Day 1 of 40 days Lent with Jesus
ASH WEDNESDAY 2025|| Daily LENTEN PRAYERS & REFLECTION|| Day 1 of 40 days Lent with Jesus Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent or the Lenten season. It is preceded by Shrove Tuesday. Lent is the six weeks or 40days of penitence before Easter (Excluding Sundays, adding Sundays means 46 days before Easter). Lent is a period of reflection and reconciliation, characterised by fasting and penance. Lent marks the passion and suffering of Jesus Christ to redeem mankind. Ash Wednesday practices and observances includes Holy Mass and placing of ashes on the head. Ash Wednesday is observed by Catholics in the Roman Rite, Lutherans, Moravians, Anglicans, Methodists, Nazarenes, as well as by some churches in the Reformed tradition (including certain Congregationalist, Continental Reformed, and Presbyterian churches). Ashes signify grief, ashes on Ash Wednesday remind us that from dust we come and to dust will we return During the period of Lent we humble ourselves before God in prayer Lenten period comprises of The three main practices: PRAYER, ABSTINENCE & ALMSGIVING/Charity Prayer during Lent focuses on repentance, and receiving God’s mercy, forgiveness and love. Fasting, is a form of sacrifice and mortification, you give up something you love or find pleasure in, and also food or meat, or a favourite activity and spend more time connecting with God. ALMSGIVING is a way to respond to God’s grace, generosity and love, it is encouraged to spend the money meant for the meal given up or the luxury given up, on alms and charity example, you can spend time volunteering or donate money to a cause. Here on Catholic Prayer forum, we support the mission on giving limbs and aid to people with disabilities who are financially disadvantaged. You can make a donation by sending a super thanks or using this link https://ko-fi.com/catholicprayerforum https://www.buymeacoffee.com/catholic... May God hear your prayers for this season and beyond 0:00 Ash Wednesday 2025 0:30 Beginning of Ash Wednesday 2025 0:50 Ash Wednesday Readings scripture reflection Scripture and Prayer taken from Joel 2:12-18 and Psalm 51 respectively Today God calls is to genuine repentance, with remorseful fasting, No Father is happy to have a child that is not aligned to His values and the family values. This is what sin does to us, it makes us deviate from the unity of the kingdom of God. God desires to show us mercy father than punish us, this is because of the great love He has for us. He calls us out of the comfort of the world to penitence. Especially as the body of Christ, as brethren, united in purpose, for the Glory of God. We pray for the grace to heed this call, as discomforting and difficult as it may be. Ash Wednesday mass 2025 Ash Wednesday readings 2025 Lenten reflections 2025 Day 1 Ash Wednesday Lenten season day 1 Lenten songs hymns catholic Lenten meditations 2025 Lenten prayers 2025 Lenten retreat Lenten talks Lenten gospel acclamation What is lent Fasting during lent What’s the purpose of lent Things you can give up for lent Lent 40 days before Easter #ashwednesday #lent #lentenseason #fasting #prayer #abstinence #ourladyoflourdes #shrovetuesday #lent2025 #lent #lentenreflections #lentseason #lentsongs #ashwednesday #ashwednesday2025 #lent2025
