{"id":581,"date":"2010-02-17T21:34:11","date_gmt":"2010-02-17T16:04:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kedar.nitty-witty.com\/?p=581"},"modified":"2010-02-17T21:34:11","modified_gmt":"2010-02-17T16:04:11","slug":"ash-wednesday-repent-and-believe-the-gospel-and-mysql","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kedar.nitty-witty.com\/blog\/ash-wednesday-repent-and-believe-the-gospel-and-mysql","title":{"rendered":"Ash Wednesday:Repent, and believe the Gospel and MySQL"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s Ash Wednesday today (Feb 17th 2010) !!<\/p>\n

I learnt that Ash Wednesday derives its name from the practice of placing ashes as a Sign of the Cross on the foreheads of adherents as a sign of repentance.<\/p>\n

It’s ritual to celebrate this day as a reminder of mortality.<\/p>\n

Dusting oneself with ashes was the penitent’s way of expressing sorrow for sins and faults.<\/p>\n

Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent and occurs forty-six days (forty days not counting Sundays) before Easter. Ash Wednesday is a moveable fast, as it is dependent on the date of Easter.<\/p>\n

While administering ashes priest \/ minister recites the words:<\/p>\n

“Remember (O man) that you are dust, and to dust you shall return”<\/h3>\n
or<\/div>\n

“Repent, and believe the Gospel.”<\/h3>\n
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What people do on Ash Wednesday:<\/h3>\n
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  • Considers attending a church for an Ash Wednesday service. In a Catholic church, the priest will dip his thumb into previously blessed ashes and mark your forehead in the shape of a cross.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
    He speaks the words: “Remember, man, that thou art dust and unto dust thou shalt return.”<\/div>\n
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    • Ash Wednesday is a good time to think about significant things in your life and to try to set your priorities. Regret your mistakes, purify yourself and prepare for\u00a0holy\u00a0Ester.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
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      • Receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation during Lent. You can simply think about Ash Wednesday as the beginning of a time of remorse for your past conduct and prayer and getting preparing for the Ester. It’s a period of purification and renewal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
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        • As it’s a fasting day on Ash Wednesday, so you may think of doing it whole day\/ one time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
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          • People obtains the “lenten regulations” from respective church \/ priest, to get the Lenten season off to a good start.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
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            • Have a Bible.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

              So how about using an MySQL query to find an Ash Wednesday!!??<\/h3>\n
              It’s quite simple as follows:<\/div>\n
              select date_add(str_to_date(‘April 4 2010′,’%M %d %Y’),interval -46 day)\u00a0\u00a0`Ash Wednesday` ;<\/div>\n
              \n
              ———————<\/div>\n
              Ash Wednesday<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
              ———————<\/div>\n
              2010-02-17<\/div>\n
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              ———————<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
              Just replace Ester Day’s date in above query to get the Ash Wednesdays of any other year!<\/div>\n
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