“So I turned to the Lord God and pleaded with him in prayer and petition, in fasting, and in sackcloth and ashes” (Daniel 9:3). “The word reached the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his ...

In the Bible we are told that when the prophet Jonah pronounced God’s wrath on the city of Nineveh for its ... sincere ...

The purpose of ashes dates back to early Roman practices, according to britannica.com. Serious sinners and penitents began a public penance on the first day of Lent. These people wore sackcloth ...