Below you will find example sentences with "ash wednesday". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.
Ash Wednesday in a sentence
Corpus data
- Displayed example sentences: 20
- Discovered as a combination around: wednesday
- Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 11
- Phrase length: 2 words
- Average sentence length: 26 words
Sentence profile
- Phrase position: 7 start, 9 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis
- The phrase "ash wednesday" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 26 words and is mostly made up of statements.
- Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as a catholic ash wednesday service at, ash wednesday and all, celebration, tuesday and friday stand out.
- In the phrase index, this combination connects with wednesday morning, wednesday night, wednesday february, wednesday morning, wednesday night and wednesday afternoon, linking the page to nearby combinations.
Example types with ash wednesday
This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:
Ash Wednesday is not a fixed date. (7 words)
Fasting days are down to two — Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. (11 words)
Ash Wednesday and all of the Fridays of Lent are also days of abstinence. (14 words)
There are a few more days to indulge in Mardi Gras food and drink specials before the fasting of Ash Wednesday, Feb. 22, which is the official start of Lenten season when those observing go meatless on Fridays for 40 days leading up to Easter. (45 words)
His weekly appearance Sunday to pilgrims from a window high above St. Peter’s Square was the first time he has been seen publicly since Ash Wednesday, when he was seen coughing and blowing his nose during an Ash Wednesday Mass. (41 words)
Over the years the Carnival Celebration has changed and now starts from the beginning of January till the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday with a large parade on the last Sunday of the festivities (Sunday before Ash Wednesday). (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
His weekly appearance Sunday to pilgrims from a window high above St. Peter’s Square was the first time he has been seen publicly since Ash Wednesday, when he was seen coughing and blowing his nose during an Ash Wednesday Mass.
Over the years the Carnival Celebration has changed and now starts from the beginning of January till the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday with a large parade on the last Sunday of the festivities (Sunday before Ash Wednesday).
The most active Carnival week begins on the Thursday before Ash Wednesday, with parades during the weekend, and finishes the night before Ash Wednesday, with the main festivities occurring around Rosenmontag (Rose Monday).
A parishioner receives ashes from Ron Young during Ash Wednesday mass at La Purisima Catholic Church in Orange, CA on Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024.
The Barranquilla Carnival includes several parades on Friday and Saturday nights beginning on 11 January and ending with a six-day non-stop festival, beginning the Wednesday prior to Ash Wednesday and ending Tuesday midnight.
A Catholic Ash Wednesday service at St. Thomas Cathedral Basilica in Chennai, India, in 2022.
Bishop Wamika, who was preaching during the Ash Wednesday Mass held at Parliament, said that Christians should not fear life after death if they have lived in honor of God and performed prayer, fasting and alms giving.
Fasting days are down to two — Ash Wednesday and Good Friday.
Fat Tuesday, the traditional celebration on the day before Ash Wednesday and the begining of Lent, is marked in New Orleans with parades and marches through many neighborhoods in the city.
On Ash Wednesday, it was a common sight to see Austin Tankers with their bonnets up and broken down, after their fuel had vaporised from the heat.
The ancient tradition, which sees players compete to move a ball to opposite ends of Ashbourne, is played on Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday.
There are a few more days to indulge in Mardi Gras food and drink specials before the fasting of Ash Wednesday, Feb. 22, which is the official start of Lenten season when those observing go meatless on Fridays for 40 days leading up to Easter.
This is the first time in two years that Filipinos could celebrate Ash Wednesday physically following restrictions due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
With two exceptions (Ash Wednesday and Good Friday), a bishops’ conference can decide on how and whether to apply the ordinary rules.
Yet colleague Jay is hosting, not one, but two pageants, side-by-side with barn livestock at Agricultural fair….on an Ash Wednesday.
Along with the celebration of lent, Hayes notes that the celebration of Ash Wednesday can have a uniquely renewing effect on all who attend services.
Ash Wednesday and all of the Fridays of Lent are also days of abstinence.
Ash Wednesday is not a fixed date.
Ash Wednesday will follow, on February 14. Services are set to begin at 7.30am and run until 5.30pm.
But for many Catholics today, it’s more of an afterthought: something we grudgingly do on Good Friday, perhaps on Ash Wednesday if we remember it.