7 Marks of God
Mar 5, 2025 • Mike Osthimer
You may have noticed people today walking around
with a mark on their forehead that resembles a
Cross. Today is Ash Wednesday, the first day of
Lent. Its official name is “Day of Ashes,
” so called
because of the practice of rubbing ashes on one’s
forehead in the sign of a cross.
Since it is exactly 40 days (excluding Sundays)
before Easter Sunday, it will always fall on a
Wednesday—there cannot be an “Ash Thursday” or
“Ash Monday.” The Bible never mentions Ash
Wednesday—for that matter, it never mentions Lent.