February 28, 2017 by Jay O'Brien 0 comments
Lent & Ash Wednesday Services
Lent is a forty-day period of fasting and preparation beginning Ash Wednesday and culminating on Easter Sunday. It is forty-days to coincide with Jesus preparing for his ministry with a forty-day fast. Beginning in the 4th century, Christians marked the days leading up to resurrection Sunday with devotion, prayer, and contemplation. In many ways, it is similar to Advent preparing one for Christmas....Keep Reading