Ash Wednesday

Lent: A journey of  reflection and Prayer.

Lenten Season is a favorable time, when the Church invites Christian to have a keener  awareness of the redeeming work of Christ and to live their Baptism in greater depth.  In this liturgical season, the People of God from the earliest time have drawn abundant nourishment from the Word of God to strengthen their faith, reviewing the entire history of creation and redemption.

The Lenten period is meant to serve as an invitation to relive with Jesus the 40 (forty) days he spent in the desert, praying and fasting, in preparation for his public mission. Lent encourages us to let the Word of God penetrates our life and thus to know the fundamental truth: who we are, where we came from, where we must go, what road to take in life.

The Season of Lent offers us an ascetic and liturgical route which, while helping us to open our eyes to our weaknesses, opens our hearts to the merciful love of Christ. Lent, therefore, as a time of listening to the truth, is a favorable moment to convert to love, because the deep truth, the truth of God, is at the same time love. (Extract from: A Homily of Pope Benedict XVI on 01 March, 2006)

Ash Wednesday, 18 February 2026