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#Ash Wednesday

# ash-wednesday - Last year 2021

'Take cold ashes from the fire grate': Varying approaches to Ash Wednesday in dioceses and parishes around Ireland

# Lent Advice

'Take cold ashes from the fire grate': Varying approaches to Ash Wednesday in dioceses and parishes around Ireland

Feb 17th 2021, 8:30 AM 26,240 Views 26 Comments

Some dioceses are handing out little packets of ashes that can be used at home.

# ash-wednesday - All time

Pope Francis says put down your phones and turn off the TV this Lent

# Ash Wednesday

# Ash Wednesday

Pope Francis says put down your phones and turn off the TV this Lent

Feb 26th 2020, 9:46 PM 34,944 Views 87 Comments

“It is the time to give up useless words, chatter, rumours, gossip, and talk and to speak directly to the Lord,” the pontiff said.

'Record numbers' attend Ash Wednesday drive thru in Galway church

# Give Up Yer Aul Sins

# Give Up Yer Aul Sins

'Record numbers' attend Ash Wednesday drive thru in Galway church

Mar 6th 2019, 10:29 PM 27,042 Views 35 Comments

Meanwhile, Archbishop Eamon Martin has launched a Twitter and Instagram campaign for Lent.

Poll: Will your kids be giving anything up for Lent this year?

# Family Poll

Poll: Will your kids be giving anything up for Lent this year?

Feb 13th 2018, 5:29 PM 457 Views 0 Comments

Is Lent a thing of the past – even for Catholics?

That drive-thru Ash Wednesday service took place this morning, and the photos are incredible

# Ash Wednesday

# Ash Wednesday

That drive-thru Ash Wednesday service took place this morning, and the photos are incredible

Mar 1st 2017, 10:01 PM 27,989 Views 66 Comments

Ashes, get your ashes.

That drive-thru Ash Wednesday service took place this morning, and the photos are incredible

# Ash Wednesday

From The Daily Edge

# Ash Wednesday

That drive-thru Ash Wednesday service took place this morning, and the photos are incredible

Mar 1st 2017, 3:23 PM 10,856 Views 5 Comments

Ashes, get your ashes.

'Drive-thru' ashes coming to Galway for the start of Lent

# Sign Of The Times

# Sign Of The Times

'Drive-thru' ashes coming to Galway for the start of Lent

Feb 24th 2017, 6:15 AM 15,247 Views 29 Comments

People will be able to drive in one church gate, get their ashes, and exit out another gate at Glenamady Church.

A church in Galway is setting up a drive-thru service for Ash Wednesday

# Roll The Window Down

From The Daily Edge

# Roll The Window Down

A church in Galway is setting up a drive-thru service for Ash Wednesday

Feb 23rd 2017, 1:56 PM 22,228 Views 15 Comments

And a Lenten box will be available too.

Clash of the Ash (Wednesday): 16 hurleys that paid for their sins

From The42

# Ash Cloud

Clash of the Ash (Wednesday): 16 hurleys that paid for their sins

Feb 10th 2016, 7:22 PM 12,260 Views 4 Comments

Something’s got to give in elite hurling.

This Irish mammy takes Ash Wednesday SUPER seriously

# Irish Mammies

From The Daily Edge

# Irish Mammies

This Irish mammy takes Ash Wednesday SUPER seriously

Feb 10th 2016, 4:30 PM 6,023 Views 3 Comments

Maaaaam.

Why do people get ashes on their head today?

# Ashes To Ashes

# Ashes To Ashes

Why do people get ashes on their head today?

Feb 10th 2016, 12:39 PM 37,688 Views 163 Comments

And why don’t some eat meat?

The 11 greatest #prelfies (priest selfies) from Ash Wednesday

# Ashtag

The 11 greatest #prelfies (priest selfies) from Ash Wednesday

Feb 18th 2015, 10:45 PM 24,470 Views 38 Comments

For thine is the kingdom, the power and the selfie.

The 11 greatest #prelfies (priest selfies) from Ash Wednesday

From The Daily Edge

# Prelfies

The 11 greatest #prelfies (priest selfies) from Ash Wednesday

Feb 18th 2015, 3:11 PM 6,983 Views 4 Comments

For thine is the kingdom, the power and the selfie.

10 things every Irish person knows to be true about Lent

From The Daily Edge

# Truths

10 things every Irish person knows to be true about Lent

Feb 18th 2015, 1:14 PM 13,793 Views 12 Comments

The smugness! The Trócaire Box! The cravings!

Open thread: What's the weirdest thing you've ever done for Lent?

# Forty Days And Forty Nights

# Forty Days And Forty Nights

Open thread: What's the weirdest thing you've ever done for Lent?

Feb 17th 2015, 8:15 PM 15,405 Views 31 Comments

…Or plan to do this time.

All of these people have already failed at Lent

From The Daily Edge

# I Give Up

All of these people have already failed at Lent

Mar 5th 2014, 2:17 PM 4,038 Views 0 Comments

They just couldn’t make it through those 40 days and 40 nights.

11 Ash Wednesday chat-up lines guaranteed to make you cringe

From The Daily Edge

# Dat Ash

11 Ash Wednesday chat-up lines guaranteed to make you cringe

Mar 5th 2014, 1:06 PM 32,934 Views 42 Comments

#AshWednesdayChatupLines at your SERVICE.

'I resigned for the good of the church' - Pope Benedict

# The Pope

'I resigned for the good of the church' - Pope Benedict

Feb 13th 2013, 12:03 PM 10,693 Views 115 Comments

In his Ash Wednesday address, the pontiff asked for Catholics to “keep praying” for him.

Column: 'If I could go back in time, I never would've put that first cigarette in my mouth'

# Read Me

Column: 'If I could go back in time, I never would've put that first cigarette in my mouth'

Feb 13th 2013, 7:00 AM 2,993 Views 65 Comments

On National No Smoking Day, Joan Conway tells how she gave up smoking at 45 – after first taking up the habit at the tender age of 17.

8 things the Irish sports fan should give up for Lent

From The42

# Lent

8 things the Irish sports fan should give up for Lent

Feb 13th 2013, 7:00 AM 11,320 Views 20 Comments

Give up them aul’ sins.

It's Shrove Tuesday, so here's 5 essential videos for making pancakes

# Pancake Tuesday

From The Daily Edge

# Pancake Tuesday

It's Shrove Tuesday, so here's 5 essential videos for making pancakes

Feb 21st 2012, 7:45 AM 3,365 Views 3 Comments

Things can only get batter…

Ten things you may not know about Ash Wednesday

# Ash Wednesday

# Ash Wednesday

Ten things you may not know about Ash Wednesday

Mar 9th 2011, 11:47 AM 6,159 Views 4 Comments

Christians across the country will be observing the holy day – but how much do you know about it?

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