This Wednesday, February 22, several masses are celebrated in churches in South Florida on the occasion of Ash Wednesday.
El arzobispo Thomas Wenski ofició una misa en la iglesia St. Anthony, ubicada en el 901 Northeast Second Street, de Fort Lauderdale, que comenzó a las 12:10 p.m.
For his part, in Miami-Dade, Bishop Enrique Delgado celebrated Mass at the Gesu Church located in downtown Miami.
christian tradition
Este miércoles muchos cristianos se presentaron a trabajar con manchas de cenizas en sus frentes y otros fueron a la iglesia a la hora del almuerzo o después del trabajo para recibir una cruz de cenizas en sus caras.
Todo ello se justifica con una antigua tradición cristiana, y es que el Miércoles de Ceniza marca el inicio del tiempo santo de Cuaresma, un periodo de reflexión y arrepentimiento en preparación para la celebración de la Pascua.
Ash Wednesday is a day of abstinence from meat for Catholics over the age of 14. It is also a day of fasting for adults aged 18 to 59 who can only eat one full meal and two small meals, with nothing to eat between meals.
Ash Wednesday marks the start of the 40-day season of Lent, a time of penance and preparation for the commemoration of the passion and death of Jesus Christ and his final resurrection on Easter Sunday.
Lent ends with the celebration of the Mass of the Last Supper on Maundy Thursday, the first day of the Easter Triduum, followed by the services of Good Friday and the celebration of the Easter Vigil on Holy Saturday.