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Ash Wednesday comes from the ancient Jewish tradition of penance and fasting. The practice includes the wearing of ashes on the head. The ashes symbolize the dust from which God made us.
It is important to remember that Ash Wednesday is a day of penitential prayer and fasting. Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the Season of Lent. It is a season of penance, reflection, and fasting which prepares us for Christ's Resurrection on Easter Sunday, through which we attain redemption.The Mass schedule for Ash Wednesday on March 5th at the churches in Billerica is
9:00 AM Mass and Ashes Saint Theresa
12:05 PM Mass and Ashes Saint Andrew
6:00 PM Mass and Ashes Saint Theresa
