February 14, 2024 is ASH WEDNESDAY. For anyone who wishes to receive ashes, please join us at:
- Noon on campus in SU 235
- Noon at the Newman Center
- 6:00 PM at the Newman Center
Also at St. Joseph University: 7am, 8:30am, Noon, 7pm
Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, a 40-day period of prayer, fasting, and penance leading up to Easter. It is characterized by the placing of ashes in the shape of a cross on the foreheads of the faithful as a symbol of repentance and humility.
When a priest places ashes on a person’s forehead during Ash Wednesday, he traditionally says either “Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return,” (Genesis 3:19) or “Repent, and believe in the Gospel.” (Mark 1:15)