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SUMMARY:Ash Wednesday 18th February 7pm\, Holy Eucharist with Imposition o
 f Ashes⚱️
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DESCRIPTION:Ash Wednesday marks the first day of Lent\, the six weeks of p
 enitence before Easter.\n\nIt is celebrated with a special service\, at wh
 ich churchgoers receive ash on their foreheads\, prepared by burning palm 
 crosses from the previous year's Palm Sunday. As the priest places the ash
 es on each person´s forehead\, s/he says the words\, "Remember that you a
 re dust\, and to dust you shall return." \n\nSo what´s behind this? In pr
 eparation for Easter\, Lent is a time to be honest with ourselves and with
  our God. So on Ash Wednesday we think about where we have failed\, where 
 we have been hypocritical - saying one thing and doing another. The ashes 
 are there as a kind of public statement\, that those who receive them are 
 prepared to make a commitment to try to live their lives more honestly and
  truthfully. \n\nAnd it´s not easy: it is often so much easier to pretend
 \, to go along with the crowd\, to play act. It is\, after all\, from the 
 language of the Greek theatre that the word "hypocrisy" was derived.\n\nSe
 e our full programme for Lent\, here: https://stgeorgesmalaga.com/lent/
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LOCATION:St George's Church\, Málaga
URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/8530/service-and-events/events/1
 289322/
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