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Wednesday, February 17, 2021Location: Church606 Mellus Street, Martinez, CA, 94553
Corner of Estudillo and Mellus Streets in Martinez, CaliforniaJoin the community of Saint Catherine of Siena in observance of Ash Wednesday.
“On the Wednesday before the First Sunday of Lent the faithful, by receiving the ashes, enter upon the season appointed for spiritual purification. This sign of penance, biblical in origin (See 2 Sam 13:19; Esther 4:1; Job 42:6; 1 Mac 3:47, 4:39; Lam 2:10) and preserved among the customs of the Church until our own day, expresses the human condition as affected by sin. In this sign we outwardly profess our guilt before God and thereby, prompted by the hope that the Lord is kind and compassionate, patient and abounding in mercy, express our desire for inward conversion. This sign is also the beginning of the journey of conversion that will reach its goal in the celebration of the reconciliation during the days leading to Easter.” (Ceremonial of Bishops, 253)