The Parish Priest of Tulla insists Ash Wednesday and Lent still have relevance in modern society.
Today marks the first day of a seven-week period of reflection and prayer for Christians, in the run in to Easter.
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For many, the Lenten period is still associated with sacrifice – in terms of giving up chocolate or cigarettes or the like – but in a lot of cases, this is a personal rather than religious challenge.
Nevertheless, Father Brendan Quinlivan says people are and will continue to seek out spirituality:
