Today is Ash Wednesday — perhaps not the “happiest” Wednesday in the Christian calendar — but a significant holy day marking the first day of Lent, a 40-day period of “preparing” for Easter Sunday, the celebration of the resurrection. During this season of preparation, Christians may practice certain restrictions and disciplines, such as fasting from […]
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