Marking Ash Wednesday

Marking Ash Wednesday

Pope Benedict celebrated his final public mass for Ash Wednesday, his first appearance since announcing his resignation earlier this week.


Amid the buzz created by the Pope's announcement that he will retire, it could be easy to miss the fact that his last Mass will be on Ash Wednesday and not in the normal location for the first day of Lent. “It's very clear that St.


Pope Benedict celebrated his final public mass for Ash Wednesday, his first appearance since announcing his resignation earlier this week.


“It's Ash Wednesday. It's a reminder of our dependence on God,†said the Rev. Peter Schell, a 32-year-old Episcopal priest, at once explaining the start of Lent and the reason he was offering to etch the mark of Christian faith on the foreheads of


The Belgrave Heights and South fire brigade together with the Southern Sherbrooke Historical Society will today host an Ash Wednesday 30 years anniversary commemoration to remind people of the hills about the dangers of fires. Belgrave Heights and



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