{"id":55669,"date":"2014-03-26T08:30:00","date_gmt":"2014-03-26T06:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/55669\/st-catherines-celebrate-ash-wednesday\/"},"modified":"2014-03-26T09:25:45","modified_gmt":"2014-03-26T07:25:45","slug":"st-catherines-celebrate-ash-wednesday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2014\/03\/26\/st-catherines-celebrate-ash-wednesday\/","title":{"rendered":"Ash Wednesday at St Catherine&#8217;s"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>St Catherine&#8217;s School recently celebrated Ash Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The ashes for Ash Wednesday are made from blessed palm branches from the previous Palm Sunday.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>The ashes are then sprinkled with Holy Water and incensed before distribution.<\/p>\n<p>The ashes are then applied to the foreheads of the students, teachers and other staff members in the shape of a cross, this act symbolises mortality as well as the need for continuous repentance.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-55669 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2014\/03\/26\/st-catherines-celebrate-ash-wednesday\/attachment\/56053\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"112\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2014\/03\/12GCNSCHOOLSASHLH1-200x112.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-56053\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2014\/03\/12GCNSCHOOLSASHLH1-200x112.jpg 200w, 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src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2014\/03\/12GCNSCHOOLSASHLH2-200x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-56054\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2014\/03\/12GCNSCHOOLSASHLH2-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2014\/03\/12GCNSCHOOLSASHLH2-423x317.jpg 423w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2014\/03\/12GCNSCHOOLSASHLH2-50x37.jpg 50w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2014\/03\/12GCNSCHOOLSASHLH2-650x487.jpg 650w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2014\/03\/12GCNSCHOOLSASHLH2-177x133.jpg 177w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2014\/03\/12GCNSCHOOLSASHLH2.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption 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