Ash Wednesday – C
As we gather today to enter into the holy season of Lent, marked by the ashes on our foreheads, we are reminded of our mortality and our call to repentance. The ashes symbolize not only our human frailty but also the hope of renewal and transformation through Christ. Today, we begin a journey—a journey of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving—a pathway that leads us closer to God and to one another.