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Ash Wednesday

1910 New Catholic Dictionary

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The first day of Lent, so called from the custom of marking the foreheads of the faithful with blessed ashes. Its date depends upon that of Easter.

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Entry for 'Ash Wednesday'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ncd/​a/ash-wednesday.html. 1910.
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