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Sharon
stjudemanila.com
2023-10-10, 19:42
I prayed for St. Jude to intercede before me and my family to our Lord. We recently migrated and was refused for work rights. I was so sad and scared ...
Guest
2023-07-29, 23:25
Thru your miracles Saint Jude, nagkaron agad ng work ang kapatid ko sa Dubai, UAE. Kinuha ulit sya ng dati nyang amo. MARAMING MARAMING SALAMAT PO!!

ASH WEDNESDAY (taken from EWTN.com)

Q: What is Ash Wednesday?

A: Ash Wednesday is the day Lent begins. It occurs forty days before Good Friday.

Q: Is Ash Wednesday based on a pagan festival?

A: Heck, no. Ash Wednesday originated in the A.D. 900s, long after Europe had been Christianized and the pagan cults stamped out.

Q: Why is it called Ash Wednesday?

A: Actually, Ash Wednesday is its colloquial name. Its official name is the Day of Ashes. It is called Ash <Wednesday> because, being forty days before Good Friday, it always falls on a Wednesday and it is called <Ash> Wednesday because on that day at church the faithful have their foreheads marked with ashes in the shape of a cross.

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