Mar 1, 2017 · “Remember you are dust, and to dust you shall return.” Today is Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent for many Christians. For more than fifteen hundred years, Christians have …

Remember that You Are Dust In a very visible way, Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, when we take stock and prepare ourselves for the journey toward Easter. Have mercy on me, …

Feb 21, 1996 · "Remember, man, you are dust and to dust you will return." The Church speaks these words in today's liturgy, while ashes are placed on the foreheads of the faithful. These …

In the context of Ash Wednesday, believers visit their church or a dedicated Ash Wednesday ceremony and receive the ashes. The priest places ashes on the worshipper’s foreheads in …

Mar 1, 2017 · “Remember that you are dust and to dust you shall return.” These are the traditional words with which the priest traces the ashes on the foreheads of the faithful on Ash …

Feb 15, 2023 · Priests administer ashes during Mass on Ash Wednesday and everyone – even non-Catholics and non-Christians – is invited to accept the ashes as a visible symbol of …

Mar 15, 2023 · Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are observed by penance, prayer, fasting and abstinence from meat. Further, we do not eat meat on the Fridays of Lent.

4 days ago · Ash Wednesday. Fasting for Lent. Perhaps you have friends who use these terms in conversation. Or possibly you have started attending a fellowship that observes these days …

Mar 2, 2022 · Today, Ash Wednesday, starts Lent with a stark reminder of our fallen nature: “You are dust and to dust you shall return,” as pastors place in black ash the sign of the cross upon …

Feb 4, 2025 · During Mass on Ash Wednesday, a priest will mark a worshiper's forehead with ashes in the shape of a cross, and will say "Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall …