Advertisement Ash ... God wants us to be," said Gomez. In 2009 during an Ash Wednesday sermon in Rome, then-Pope Benedict XVI said "It should be an "encouragement to conversion and sincere love ...

Parishioners are also often encouraged to repent their sins, go to confession and devote themselves to God. Ash Wednesday occurs ... hope and love," O'Connell said. "Such Lenten renewal invites ...

A Catholic Mass was reportedly celebrated for the staff at the White House today in observance of Ash Wednesday ... s infinite mercy and redeeming love.” The statement concluded with the ...

Manila Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula on Wednesday ... God not just for them to be cleansed from their sin, offense, evil and guilt but more for them to avail of the life-giving encounter with the ...

Homily for Ash Wednesday ... God sees them. Listen to the readings in the mass today and you will hear God’s voice speaking, pleading, calling. It is the voice of one who loves, who is love ...

(RNS) — For many Christians, the ashes dispensed on Ash Wednesday are a tactile reminder ... no oppressive project can separate you from the love of God, the love of community or the power ...

(WOOD) — Catholics worldwide are observing Ash Wednesday as Pope Francis continues ... an assurance of God’s love and a reminder that we are created from earth and when we die our bodies ...

The faithful trudged up the hill to Mater Dolorosa Passionist Retreat Center on the first Ash Wednesday after the ... “Even in the rain, I love it here,” Burden said. “This Lent, I think ...

For those whose homes and churches burned in the Los Angeles area fires in January, this year's Ash Wednesday is especially ... "I think those are things that I'd love to let go and move forward." ...