Lent begins this Ash Wednesday, February 22nd 2012. We begin our 40 day penitential preparation for Easter, by being reminded of our mortality.
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Pope Benedict XVI celebrates Ash Wednesday Mass each year at the Basilica of Santa Sabina in Rome. He is seen here receiving the ashes from Cardinal Jozef Tomko. |
Timetable for Ash Wednesday at Sacred Heart Church
10.00am - Mass
7.30pm - Mass
8.15pm - Screening of the Catholicism series (50 minutes. See post below.)
For Pope Benedict's message for Lent 2012, click here.