Ash Wednesday: Help feed poor

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MANILA, Philippines The Lenten season starts with Ash Wednesday today, with the Catholic Church asking the faithful to fast and help in feeding the poor.

Archbishop of Manila Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle has asked for support in the Churchs Fast2Feed programs target of feeding 25,000 malnourished children.

The Fast2Feed asked Catholics to fast and donate money to the Hapag-Asa program of Pondo ng Pinoy of the Archdiocese of Manila and its suffragan dioceses, CBCPNews, the official news service provider of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines reported.

In a pastoral letter for Ash Wednesday, Tagle asked the faithful to feed hungry children as their concrete act of charity in this Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy.

It only takes P1,200 or P10 a day to bring back a hungry and malnourished child to a healthy state in six months, he said.

Let us make a difference in their lives by fasting and donating whatever we save to Hapag-Asa. Let us Fast2Feed.

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The program provides supplemental feeding and early childhood education and livelihood and skills training for parents.

Last year, donationsprovided more than 21,000 malnourished and undernourished children in the Pondo ng Pinoy member dioceses with warm and nutritious meals every day for six months.

Donations can be made through Fast2Feed envelopes distributed in various parishes and they may be offered during the mass or be turned over to the parish office.

Ash Wednesday signals the start of Lent, the season for Catholics to do good works, fast and pray.

And with the Year of Mercy being observed by the Church, Tagle said Lent should be a particular occasion to heed Pope Francis call to practice mercy through concrete acts of charity.

Source: http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2016/02/10/1551566/ash-wednesday-help-feed-poor

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San Antonians observe Ash Wednesday

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Posted YESTERDAY, 3:23 PMUpdated YESTERDAY, 3:23 PM

SAN ANTONIO - Mardi Gras is over and the season of Lent is officially here, starting with Ash Wednesday.

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"We usually get up really early in the morning and come here," said 11-year-old Skyler Johnson.

He, his mother and three siblings have made a tradition of going to San Fernando Cathedral every Ash Wednesday. It's become something special to each of them.

"It's so hard to set an example sometimes but this is such a tangible way that we can, and a memory that we'll have that we did this together," said Skyler's mother, Amy Johnson.

"We have time off from rushing and we can go somewhere all as a family," said 7-year-old Liam Johnson.

The Rev. Tony Vilano said that's what the season of Lent is all about.

"We are a people who are always in a rush to do something. Move here, move there, do whatever, and we're called just to slow down and reflect on our relationship with each other and especially with our G*d," Vilano said.

For those who couldn't make it to a church service, volunteers from St. Paul's Lutheran Church stood out on the corner of Market and Alamo streets downtown to give out "Ashes to Go" to both pedestrians and drivers waiting at lights.

Vilano said it doesn't matter how the ashes get onto your forehead, just that you understand the meaning of them.

"To remind us of who we are. We come from ashes and we're going to be returned right back to the ashes," Vilano said.

He said he hopes the day will remind people to make positive changes and give back.

"Look out for others who are suffering and reach out to them," he said.

Vilano said it's an attempt to stop the world from spinning so fast, just long enough to figure out how to make it better.

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Source: http://www.ksat.com/content/pns/ksat/news/2015/02/18/san-antonians-observe-ash-wednesday.html

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Ash Wednesday �To Go� hosted by 22 WNY churches

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) Those interested in receiving the Christian tradition of Ash Wednesday, have the option of getting their ashes on the go in the cold and busy winter season.

The tradition marks the beginning of Lent, and Wednesday those interested in observing can do so both by participating in mass and by stopping by one of the many churches and locations hosting Ash Wednesday ash distribution.

Following is a list of all locations across western New York participating in Ashes to Go.

Buffalo Downtown

7:30 9 a.m. at the corners of Church & Pearl and Church & Main

1 2 p.m. at the corners of Church & Pearl and Church & Main

5 6 p.m. at the corners of Church & Pearl and Church & Main

Sponsored by St. Pauls Cathedral

Buffalo Downtown North

7:30 8:30 a.m. at Utica Street Metro Station

Sponsored by St. Johns-Grace Church

Buffalo East Side

7 to 9 a.m. outside Terrace View Long Term Care Facility

7 to 9 a.m. inside Terrace View Long Term Care Facility

Sponsored by St. Philips Church

Buffalo North Buffalo

7:30 9 a.m. at LaSalle Metro Station

3:30 6 p.m. at LaSalle Metro Station

Sponsored by St. Andrews Church

Buffalo North Buffalo

11:30 a.m. at N. Buffalo Community Center 203 Sanders Rd

Sponsored by Diocese of WNY

Buffalo Parkside

7:30 8:30 a.m. at 96 Jewett Pkwy

4:30 5:30 p.m. at 96 Jewett Pkwy

Sponsored by Good Shepherd & Ascension at Good Shepherd Churches

Buffalo Riverside

11:45 a.m. 12:15 p.m. just inside 311 Ontario Street

5-6 p.m. just inside 311 Ontario Street

Sponsored by St. Marks & All Saints Church.

Buffalo South Buffalo

11:30 a.m. at Seneca Babcock Community Center 1168 Seneca St.

Sponsored by St. Matthews Church

Buffalo South Buffalo

7:30 8:30 a.m. at Cazenovia & Piermont

4:30 6 p.m. at Cazenovia & Piermont

Sponsored by St. Simons Church

Buffalo University Heights

7:30 9 a.m. UB Metro station Sponsored by St. Peters, Amherst

3:30 6 p.m. Sponsored by St. Andrews Church, Buffalo

Cheektowaga

6 7:30 a.m. in parking lot at 1395 George Urban Blvd.

Sponsored by St. Patricks Church

East Aurora

7 9 a.m. in the drive through parking along Maple St near Main

5 6 p.m. in the drive through parking along Maple St near Main

Sponsored by St. Matthias Church

Grand Island

7:15 8:15 a.m. in circular driveway at 2587 Baseline Road

Sponsored by St. Martins-in-the-Field

Harris Hill

7:30 8:30 a.m. in parking lot at 4275 Harris Hill Rd

5 6:30 p.m. in parking lot at 4275 Harris Hill Rd

Sponsored by St. Pauls Church

Lancaster

11 a.m. 1 p.m. at 5448 Broadway

Sponsored by Trinity Church

Lockport

3 4 p.m. roadside at 100 Genesee Street

Sponsored by Grace Church

Niagara Hospice

8:30 a.m. 4:30 p.m. at Hospice House

Sponsored by the Diocese of WNY

Olean

4 5:30 p.m. at 109 S. Barry Street

Sponsored by St. Stephens Church

Orchard Park

7 8 a.m. in parking lot at Potter Avenue and East Quaker Street

5 6 p.m. in parking lot at Potter Avenue and East Quaker Street

Sponsored by St. Marks Church

Warsaw

3 6 p.m. in front of 62 West Buffalo Street

Sponsored by Trinity Church

Westfield

Throughout the day along Main Street and elsewhere

Sponsored by St. Peters Church

Youngstown

12 1 p.m. at Mallonis Grocery in the village

Sponsored by St. Johns Church

Source: http://wivb.com/2015/02/17/ash-wednesday-to-go-hosted-by-22-wny-churches/

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