Ash Wednesday is one of the most solemn of Christian ... “The story from the book of Genesis tells us that Adam — the word means dust or dirt — Adam was born of the dust.

In fact, another phrase commonly associated with Ash Wednesday, "ashes to ashes and dust to dust," comes from the Church of England's Book of Common Prayer. It's found in the order of service for ...

“Oh, yeah,” I thought. “Ash Wednesday.” I hadn’t forgotten. I had celebrated Mardi Gras the day before by reposting memes ...

and to dust you shall return.” The ashes signify repentance for one's sins and a renewed commitment to God. For many Christians, Ash Wednesday is a day of fasting, as well as abstaining from ...

“We are dust, from dust we were created, and to dust we shall return,” Pope Francis wrote in his Ash Wednesday homily, read by Cardinal Angelo De Donatis at the Basilica of Santa Sabina in ...

Ash Wednesday begins Lent ... “Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return.” It is a day of fasting and abstinence, with many believers limiting meals and refraining from eating ...