Ash Wednesday and Lent: Are they Biblical?
Many Christian posters in R&S state that Catholic observances such as Ash Wednesday and Lent are not written in the Bible. Reading the Book of Esther, you can find people using ashes in repentance. Also, it would seem that the 40 days in Lent are reflective of the Temptation of Christ.
Considering that the Trinity, sola scriptura, and Satan being the Garden of Eden snake are not stated in the Bible, Ash Wednesday and Lent seem very Biblical in comparison.
Chad: Genesis 3 did not say who the serpent was. A serpent was mentioned, but the Devil was not.
Origami: True. Gnashing of teeth, indeed.
Hiram, I would like to see some Scripture quotes as your sources/references. Especially regarding the snake being Satan. Sure, a commentator (see: personal interpretation) may state that it was Satan, but according to Scripture, it was just “the serpent”.
Both Ash Wednesday and Lent are based on biblical practices.
• Ashes in the Bible •
“O daughter of my people, gird on sackcloth, roll in the ashes.” (Jeremiah 6:26)
“I turned to the Lord God, pleading in earnest prayer, with fasting, sackcloth and ashes.” (Daniel 9:3)
“When the news reached the king of Nineveh, he rose from his throne, laid aside his robe, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in the ashes.” (Jonah 3:6)
“And all the Israelite men, women and children who lived in Jerusalem prostrated themselves in front of the temple building, with ashes strewn on their heads, displaying their sackcloth covering before the Lord.” (Judith 4:11; see also 4:15 and 9:1)
“That day they fasted and wore sackcloth; they sprinkled ashes on their heads and tore their clothes.” (1 Maccabees 3:47; see also 4:39)
Jesus refers to the use of sackcloth and ashes as signs of repentance: “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty deeds done in your midst had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would long ago have repented in sackcloth and ashes.” (Matthew 11:21, Luke 10:13)
• Ash Wednesday •
As the beginning of Lent, Ash Wednesday calls us to the conversion journey that marks the season.
As those preparing to join the Church enter the final stage of their preparation for the Easter sacraments, we are all called to walk with them so that we will be prepared to renew our baptismal promises when Easter arrives.
When we receive ashes on our foreheads, we remember:
• Who we are
• That we are creatures of the earth
. “Remember that you are dust”
• That we are mortal beings
. “and to dust you will return”
• That we are baptized
• That we are people on a journey of conversion
. “Turn away from sin and be faithful to the gospel”
• That we are members of the body of Christ
• That smudge on our foreheads will proclaim that identity to others, too
http://www.americancatholic.org/Newsletters/CU/ac0204.asp
• Lent •
The Catholic Church and many other Christians Churches follow the Biblical practice of Jesus Christ and the Jews in setting aside days where the entire Church fasts and prays as one in a attitude of constant renewal.
By the solemn forty days of Lent the Church unites herself each year to the mystery of Jesus in the desert and in spiritual preparation for the celebration of His Passion, Death, and Resurrection.
This season of penance is an intense moment of the Church’s penitential practice and are particularly appropriate for spiritual exercises, penitential liturgies, pilgrimages as signs of penance, voluntary self-denial such as fasting and almsgiving, and charitable and missionary works.
The Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox Churches also observe the season of Lent. Many modern Protestant Churches consider the observation of Lent to be a choice, rather than an obligation.
For more information, see the Catechism of the Catholic Church, section 1438:
http://www.nccbuscc.org/catechism/text/pt2sect2chpt2.shtml#1438
For Lenten resources, see:
• http://www.usccb.org/lent/
• http://americancatholic.org/Features/Lent/default.asp
• http://americancatholic.org/Newsletters/CU/ac0205.asp
With love in Christ.
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