Year after year the liturgical celebration of the Catholic Church varies in date, this 2022 Ash Wednesday will be the March 2 and will start the Lentthe period of recollection, reflection, repentance and penance until the Holy Thursday.
The day will say goodbye to carnival joy and the 40-day countdown will start, culminating in the celebration of the Holy Week, that this year it will be from Sunday April 10 to Sunday April 17, when Catholics celebrate the Easter with Resurrection Sunday.
Lent lasts 40 days; begins on Ash Wednesday and ends before the Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Holy Thursday.
Friday April 15 will be the Holy Friday. The previous Sunday, April 10, the traditional celebration of the Palm Sunday.
Holy Week
Ash Wednesday: March 2
Palm Sunday: April 10, commemorates the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem, the faithful relive that entry and come to the church with branches to be blessed.
Holy Thursday: April 14, the Last Supper of Jesus is celebrated with his apostles in which he washed their feet to set an example of service to others. It is the day of institution of the Eucharist.
Holy Friday: April 15, the passion of Jesus is remembered. It is commemorated with the accompaniment in a solemn Way of the Cross and with the ceremony of the Adoration of the Cross.
Saturday of Glory: April 16, the day that passed between the death and the Resurrection of Jesus is remembered. The church is in mourning. At night, the Easter Vigil takes place to bless the water and light the candles as a sign of the Resurrection of Christ, the great feast of Catholics.
Easter Sunday: April 17th. It is the most important and joyous day for Catholics, since Jesus defeated death and gives life to his faithful, that is, the opportunity for salvation. Easter is the passage from death to life.
meaning of ash
The origin of the Ash Wednesday ritual It dates back to the Jews, who covered various parts of their bodies with ashes for a “better life”.
Currently Catholics, when attending Mass on Ash Day, receive a mark of the sign of the cross on the forehead.
The priest in charge pronounces the words “dust you are and to dust you shall return”, alluding to the frailty and mortality of humanity which symbolizes the ash.
The ash that is marked on the forehead of the faithful is obtained from the burning of the palms or branches of Palm Sunday of the previous year.
When do Lent and Easter start and end this year 2022?
Last year the COVID-19 pandemic limited this celebration, but this 2022 the churches are ready to return to the normal ritual, with respect to the recommendations of capacity in the masses.
remember do not forget biosecurity measures such as the use of a mask, as well as carrying alcohol or disinfectant and keep distance between parishioners. (F)
Source: Eluniverso
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