Tue, 13 Feb 2018 08:48:34 +0000 By Andrew B.C. Njobu IN a few weeks from now, the whole Christian world will be commemorating the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. However the Catholics start this important Christian event with “Ash Wednesday,” which is very important to the Catholic faith. This year, our “Ash Wednesday” will be observed on 14th February 2018 and thereafter we start our usual “ way of the cross” every Friday up until Good Friday. What is “Ash Wednesday” and why is it significant to the CATHOLIC FATIH? It is a Wednesday which immediately follows the start of Easter calendar. On this Wednesday, the Church holds special prayer services during which Christians have ashes placed on their foreheads and this simply reminds the Christians that “you are dust and to the dust you shall return.” So Ash Wednesday is quite significant to the Catholic alendar as it kicks off the Lenten season […]
