Ash Wednesday 2010 and AshWednesday meaning

Ash Wednesday — Date: February 17, 2010 is AshWednesday. The meaning of Ash Wenesday is the lord Jesus calls on God for help to bring him through difficulties in the desert. AshWenesday is designed to remind believers that they, too, are vulnerable and need God’s help. Believers wear ashes on their forehead to remind themselves of their mortality as they journey into the Lenten season [AshWednesdaymeaning].For the Western Christian calendar, Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent and occurs forty-six days (forty days not counting Sundays) before Easter. It is a moveable feast, falling on a different date each year because it is dependent on the date of Easter.