The meaning of Lent, and beyond

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By Rosalie Regensberg

Lent is right around the corner, and I have been asked by my non-Catholic friends why Catholics put ashes on their foreheads, the first Wednesday of Lent.

The way I always understood, this tradition goes back to the early Christians, and the Catholic church has continued the tradition throughout the years.


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