Today is Ash Wednesday which is a special day marking the first day of Lent. During our Ash Wednesday Mass everyone had ashes placed on their forehead in the shape of a cross. Ashes are used because it is a symbol of new life just like new plants and grass grow after a bushfire. Lent is a special season in the Church where we try to do more praying, fasting (giving up something we can live without such as chocolate … Continue reading Ash Wednesday at Holy Trinity