Lenten season

Ash Wednesday signals the start of the Lenten season. On this day, Filipinos flock to the churches to have a priest mark the sign of the cross on their ...

“We should pray for those in need, we should fast and not indulge in anything luxurious, and we should give and share what we have to those in need. Giving up some of your recreation or free time to serve the least of our brothers and sisters would be a good sacrifice.” He added that it might have something to do with the word "sacrifice," which is kind of heavy and difficult. This sacrifice is meant to help us in our spiritual journey to live a life faithful to the teachings of Christ.” Fasting is a wonderful way for us to share, that which we give up by fasting we can use to share with those in need.” “We do this as a means of sacrifice, when we give up something that is important to us. Meat somehow represents luxury and so, it is but the natural choice to give this up in favour of simpler and cheaper food like vegetables and fish," Fr. Marking one’s forehead is a symbol of ownership and to have our foreheads marked with the cross means that we are owned by Christ.” “The first one is from Genesis 3:19, when God punished Adam and Eve for disobedience and for submitting to the desire of the devil. While marking the sign of the cross, the priest will often say, "Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return." The other formula used in the putting of the ashes is, "Repent and believe in the Gospel." On this day, Filipinos flock to the churches to have a priest mark the sign of the cross on their foreheads.