Chapel discusses importance of Ash Wednesday
0Written By Hannah Adkins
The day before Ash Wednesday, Feb. 13, students met in the chapel at 11 a.m. with the campus chaplain, Rob Musick.
In case you are not a practitioner of Ash Wednesday or Lent, Musick explained the meaning of the symbols.
“You may notice some people who are walking around with a cross on their forehead. It’s not some new cult, it’s the practice of Ash Wednesday as a reminder for us. We take the palm branches from Palm Sunday last year and you burn them, and you take the ashes. It’s two things. It’s a reminder of your baptism, your baptismal covenant, and it’s also a reminder of the idea that you are mortal,” said Musick.
Lent is a period of reflection on Jesus’s death and burial. For 40 days, excluding Sundays, it is a preparation for the Easter Sunday celebration. Lent is more than giving up something; it’s being intentionally mindful. It gives people a chance to pray with other Christians in a global act of intentionality and obedience.
“I continue to come to chapel because it helps me in expanding my religious experience,” said Sheila Hampton, freshman.
If you are interested in daily devotional readings for each day of Lent, you are encouraged to contact Musick at robmusick@upike.edu.