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Hundreds came to St. John Cantius parish to begin the penitential season of Lent. This is a privileged season of grace for the entire Church. It begins the annual solemn preparation for the Easter Mystery which is the culmination of the Church Year.
The Latin name for Lent, Quadragesima, means forty and refers to the forty days Christ spent in the desert which is the origin of the Season.
As happens on every Ash Wednesday, the people receive ashes on their foreheads in the shape of a cross while the priest says, "Remember that thou art dust and unto dust thou shall return." Ashes are a biblical symbol of repentance, sorrow, and humility. It is a fitting beginning to this holy season dedicated to the conversion of our hearts and the need to do acts of penance for ourselves and for the world.
February 10, 2016 Ash Wednesday Ashes
Father Paul Soper, Fr. Matt Williams and Fr. Jonathan Gaspar along with Natalia Soares and Ann Gennaro all from the Pastoral Center in Braintree, took part in distribution of ashes Wednesday morning at Park Street Station in downtown Boston. The Ash Wednesday event, sponsored by the Secretary for Evangelization and Discipleship distributed ashes to approximately 200 people. Every recipient was also given a sheet of paper with a short description of the meaning of ashes as well as an invitation to return to Church this Lent. The four area Catholic Chapels were also listed for their convenience. Photos by George Martell - BCDS - All rights reserved 2016
This is a 30+ year old Ash tree that grows in the city owned boulevard near my home in Toronto.
Still seen in the dormant winter stage here, it survived the latest street culling a few months ago targeting victims of the Emerald Ash Borer infection. Apparently, All ash trees in the city are at risk of dying from this infestation.
A recent City tree canopy study estimates that there are 860,000 ash trees in total on public and private lands. The initial areas of infestation in Toronto were detected in 2007, afterwards spreading and expected to be killing most ash trees in the City by about 2015 - 2017.
The Emerald Ash Borer is an introduced insect pest from Asia that attacks and kills all species of true ash trees (genus: Fraxinus) by feeding beneath the bark and disrupting the flow of water and nutrients within the tree.
UPDATE: This tree was cut down and shredded along with several (5) other ash trees on the same street on August 28, 2012. Counting the rings, they indicated this tree had seen 33 - 35 summers. On the positive side, the Basswood trees that were planted on the street at the same time and alternating with the ill-fated Ash seem to be flourishing.
Trying out a new wig on my MuDoll Ash. The color matches his face-up well, but I'm thinking I want a wig with a little more body to it. I'm not sure if you can tell from the photos, but the wig is a little thin and with Ash's head being larger I think he could do a nice full wig. Still though, it does look nice. :)
If you want to know, the wig is from Sunny's World, and is the coffee long fur. The shirt and accessories I made myself.
On 26 July 1998, 165001 approaches Ash on the 1145 Readhill - Reading. Ash Junction, where the line to Farnham diverged, was in the background t the point where the line curves to the left.