Sunday Show 3/9/14
The History and Meaning of Ash Wednesday
Ash Wednesday, originally called dies cinerum (day
of ashes) is mentioned in the earliest copies of the Gregorian
Sacramentary, and probably dates from at least the 8th Century. One
of the earliest descriptions of Ash Wednesday is found in the
writings of the Anglo-Saxon abbot Aelfric (955-1020).
http://www.orlutheran.com/html/ash.html
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