Ash Wednesday Mass 2023 | Cardinal Gregory | Cathedral of St. Matthew Apostle | Washington, DC, USA

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington invites you to join us for the start of Lent 2023 as Ash Wednesday Mass is celebrated by Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory, Archbishop of Washington, at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, D.C., USA, on Wednesday, February 22, 2022, at 12:10 PM EST! Cardinal Gregory will be our Principal Celebrant & Homilist. Music will be provided by the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle's Schola Cantorum choir. Follow along with the readings here: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/reading... Every Ash Wednesday, Catholics around the world will fast and have ashes sprinkled upon them as a symbol of repentance and conversion to begin Lent. Lent is the 40-day penitential period before the celebration of Jesus’ resurrection from the dead at Easter. The imposition of ashes on the head is an ancient tradition found in the Old Testament. Once a public sign of an individual’s repentance, it became part of the Church’s Lenten preparations by the seventh century. People of all faiths are invited to receive ashes, made from the palm branches from last year’s Palm Sunday Mass, as a reminder of our need for mercy and forgiveness. The Light is On for you this Lent in the Archdiocese of Washington! For information on Mass times, Confession times, and more throughout Lent, visit: https://TheLightIsOn.org/ Subscribe to our channel here: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_... Stay connected on social media: @WashArchdiocese   / adw.org     / washarchdiocese     / washarchdiocese   For Mass times and all other information on the Archdiocese of Washington, visit us at: http://adw.org Ash Wednesday Mass 2023 | Cardinal Gregory | Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle | Washington, DC, USA #Catholic #CardinalGregory #AshWednesday #Lent #Lent2023 #Mass #IntoTheDesert #Live #Streaming #USA #Jesus #Masa #Massa #质量 #Zhìliàng #質量 #Shitsuryō #jillyang