Does lent start before or after you receive ashes at mass?
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As has been stated, Lent goes by the calendar whether one gets ashes or not. read more
Well, since Mass and receiving ashes on Ash Wednesday is not mandatory, I’d say sometime Wednesday, when you remember that it’s the first day of Lent. Sometimes it is after you bit into a ham sandwich, but this is not a rule of God, it is an observation by his people, a spiritual exercise to show our appreciation for what Christi did for us, and to learn about loving Someone more than ourselves, like He did. read more
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