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Roman Catholic AnswerThe readings for Ash Wednesday are Jl 2:12-18, 2 Cor 5:20-6:2, and Mt 6:1-6, 16-18. The reading from Joel is about the Day of the Lord and calls for a return to the Lord with "fasting and weeping". The reading from St. Paul says that today is NOW is the acceptable time, NOW is the day of salvation. Finally, the Gospel is from the Sermon on the Mount concerning almsgiving, prayer, and fasting: the traditional three fold discipline of Lent.
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When ash Wednesday happened?

This happened in 1877


What year was Ash Wednesday?

Ash Wednesday is actually a Christian commemoration which occurs every year, 40 days before Easter.However, if the question refers to the disastrous Ash Wednesday bushfires which occurred in Victoria and South Australia, ironically beginning on the real Ash Wednesday, this happened on 16 February 1983.


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The earliest date Ash Wednesday can fall is on February 4. This has not happened since 1818 and will not happen again until 2285.


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