Pope Urban II decreed the use of ashes to mark the beginning ... more easily to the forehead. In recent years several ...

During Ash Wednesday, some churches mark the foreheads of worshipers with ashes in the shape of a cross. The ashes, made from ...

We'll go over the history of Ash Wednesday in ... marking the forehead with the sign of the cross is a more recent custom, in imitation of the spiritual mark or seal a Christian receives in ...

When it comes to pulling Catholics into pews, Christmas rites top the list – followed by a tie between Easter, the Christian calendar’s most joyous day, and Ash Wednesday, which is the most ...

This year, Ash Wednesday — a solemn day of fasting and reflection to mark the start of ... received a sign of the cross with ashes on their forehead at the beginning of that season as a reminder ...

It was the usual Wednesday Weight Watchers Zoom meeting, except for one thing. The leader had shown up with a black ash cross imprinted on her forehead. “Oh, yeah,” I thought. “Ash Wednesday.” ...

Worshipers get ashes placed on their foreheads during Ash Wednesday Mass at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Peter in Chains. During Ash Wednesday, some churches mark the foreheads of worshipers with ...