Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 February 1914 — Lent Begins Next Wednesday And Continues Until Easter. [ARTICLE]

Lent Begins Next Wednesday And Continues Until Easter.

Next Wednesday, Feb. 25th, is “Ash Wednesday ” and the first day otf the lenten season, which continues until Easter, which thia year comes on April 12th. The season is observed by Catholic churches, being a period of worldlly restraint and of special feasts in commemoration of the fast of our Savior.