Ash Wednesday fell on the 4th day of CNY this year and therefore, I went to the church with Daddy and bro in the evening.We went to the church of Immaculate Conception in Pulau Tikus (our usual church whenever we come to Penang). The mass here was half an hour earlier than the church I used to go to (Cathedral of the Holy Spirit in Greenlane).
We had dinner in Pulau Tikus; Lok Lok....haha...interesting story to be shared later:p
Ash Wednesday marks the commencement of the Lent season; a time of repentance and reflection and also abstinence over a 40-day period to remember Jesus who sacrificed for us. That is the gist of the meaning of Ash Wednesday.
We get the marking of the ash (burnt ashes of the holy palms) on our forehead to remind us that we originate from ash and unto ash shall we return.
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