Ash Wednesday is a Christian holy day of fasting and repentance. It falls 46 days before Easter and marks the first day of Lent. The day gets its name from the physical ashes that are placed on the foreheads of believers as a symbol of repentance. Here are some Ash Wednesday quotes and sayings to help you reflect on this special day.
Ash Wednesday Quotes
“Success isn’t measured by what you achieve; it’s measured by the obstacles you overcome.” ― Ethan Hawke
“With this sunrise somehow I felt I was exactly where I was supposed to be… Have faith, the light seemed to announce.” – Ethan Hawke
“Help!!!! Why is Wednesday spelled like that!!!! – Blake Shelton
“Renounce yourself in order to follow Christ; discipline your body; do not pamper yourself, but love fasting.” — Saint Benedict
“I had heard of you by the hearing of the ear, but now my eye sees you; therefore I despise myself, and repent in dust and ashes.” – Job 42:5-6(ESV)
“And the Lord said to him, “Pass through the city, through Jerusalem, and put a mark on the foreheads of the men who sigh and groan over all the abominations that are committed in it.” – Ezekiel 9:4 (ESV)
“You can do more than pray after you have prayed, but you can never do more than pray until you have prayed.” — A.J. Gordon “Prayer does not change the purpose of God. But prayer does change the action of God.” — Chuck Smith
“Prayer is where the action is.” — John Wesley
“The proof of love is in the works. Where love exists, it works great things. But when it ceases to act, it ceases to exist.” — Pope St. Gregory the Great
“Some things suck; they hurt bad. The question is, do you have the courage to let them?” ― Ethan Hawke
“Nothing, how little so ever it be, if it is suffered for God’s sake, can pass without merit in the sight of God.” — Thomas a Kempis
“By the sweat of your face you shall eat bread, till you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; for you are dust, and to dust you shall return” – Genesis 3:9 (ESV)
“I had heard of you by the hearing of the ear, but now my eye sees you; therefore I despise myself, and repent in dust and ashes.” – Job 42:5-6 (ESV)
Ash Wednesday Sayings
“Give your heart to everybody you meet. The rest is a pretense.” ― Ethan Hawke
“Are you capable of risking your life for someone? Do it for Christ.” — Pope John Paul
“The only way I can get through Wednesday is by avoiding people who call it Hump Day. –Unknown
Ash Wednesday is a day of reflection and repentance. It is a time to remember our own mortality and to turn towards God. There are many quotes and sayings that can help us reflect on this special day. May we all take the time to reflect on our own lives and what we need to change in order to come closer to God.
