{"id":461,"date":"2009-02-25T08:11:31","date_gmt":"2009-02-25T00:11:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.qlickcafe.com\/blogs\/?p=461"},"modified":"2011-09-22T07:11:28","modified_gmt":"2011-09-22T07:11:28","slug":"ash-wednesday-a-renewal-of-faith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.qlickcafe.com\/blogs\/personal-experiences\/ash-wednesday-a-renewal-of-faith\/","title":{"rendered":"Ash Wednesday a Renewal of Faith"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"newsevents\">\n<h1>Ash Wednesday<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<p>Today we&#8217;re celebrating Ash Wednesday, It signifies the first day of Lent, the 40-day period (not including Sundays) of fasting and repentance leading up to Easter or &#8220;Pasko ng Pagkabuhay&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/www.religionfacts.com\/christianity\/images\/holidays\/ash-wednesday-ashes-cc-cindylu-200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-6253842080202367\";\n\/* 468x60, created 1\/13\/09 *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"9323334255\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 468;\ngoogle_ad_height = 60;\n\/\/ --><\/script><script src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The ashes used on Ash Wednesday are usually derived from burning the blessed palm branches left from the last Palm Sunday or &#8220;Palaspas&#8221; celebration. 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