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Even though so many Catholics go to Mass on Ash Wednesday, it is not a Holy Day of
________. Ash Wednesday marks the first day of the forty day period leading
up to _, but if you were to actually count them you would find that there
are actually _ days during the season of Lent. This is because we don’t count
_ as a part of the forty days of Lent. This day, the Lord’s Day, is a
celebration of the Resurrection and new life and therefore not a day for fasting.

Why do we wear ashes on Ash Wednesday? When we receive the ashes we hear
“Remember that you are , and to you shall return.” This is to help us
recognize that all we have is a from God.
Ashes were a sign of __ in the Old Testament. In the early Church, the
Order of penitence wore ashes as a sign of their penance. In a similar way, John the
_ called for repentance and baptism in preparation for the Kingdom of
God.

This is why we may also hear the words “Turn away from ____ and be faithful
to the Gospel” when we receive the ashes on our foreheads

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