Why ashes on Ash Wednesday? By Fr. Paul Jarvis Pastor of Guardian Angels Church & School First of all, Ash Wednesday – the first day of Lent, the penitential season prior to Easter ...

With so many fun Easter traditions—like decorating ... Jesus answered Satan each time by quoting Scripture from the Old Testament. As the story goes, the Devil then left, and the angels ...

The story behind Easter lies in the New Testament of the Bible which narrates how Jesus ... as described in the Old Testament. It is a day of feasting and celebration during which people attend ...