Ash Wednesday, start of Lent: When 'world is a mess,' we must 'turn to God'
Lent is celebrated by religion starting on Ash Wednesday, March 2, 2022. During Lent, believers remember and honor the 40 days that Jesus spent in the desert after his baptism, during which he was tempted by Satan. Ash Wednesday begins a 40-day spiritual pilgrimage for today’s faithful — symbolized by receiving ashes on the forehead….