Catholics Mark Ash Wednesday
Catholics around the country celebrated Ash Wednesday yesterday to mark the beginning of the Season of Lent.
23 Feb 2023 09:19
Sulueti Moce, 19, of Lodoni, Tailevu, following the Ash Wednesday mass at the Sacred Heart Cathedral in Suva on February 22, 2023. Photo: Ronald Kumar
Catholics around the country celebrated Ash Wednesday yesterday to mark the beginning of the Season of Lent.
It is a season of penance, reflection, and fasting which prepares them for Jesus Christ’s resurrection on Easter Sunday, through which they attain redemption.
Catholics in Fiji and around the world, will now observe 40 days of Lent leading up to Easter.
Devotees observe Ash Wednesday as a day of repentance, when Christians confess their sins and profess their devotion to God.
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