The 40-day Lenten season, a time of reflection, renewal, and repentance, will begin on Feb. 22, Ash Wednesday.
Pre-pandemic crowds of churchgoers are expected to attend the holy masses in churches this year as compared to the last two years with the ease in restrictions and the decrease in the number of Covid-19 cases.
Since last year, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines Commission on Liturgy has allowed the imposition of ashes on the faithful’s forehead. The sprinkling of ashes on the head may also be done. On Ash Wednesday and on Good Friday, Catholics between the ages of 18 and 59, except those who are ill, are permitted to consume only one full meal, which may be supplemented by two smaller meals, which together, should not exceed the full meal.
Also called Day of Ashes, the burning of blessed palm fronds is traditionally done in churches Tuesday afternoon. Four ancient prayers are recited in the burning of the ashes, which are sprinkled with Holy Water and fumigated with incense. The blessed ashes are then mixed with a little oil.
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