(RNS) “You are dust, and to dust you shall return.” Every year on Ash Wednesday, I seek out some member of the clergy to say those words to me. They come from the curse of mankind in Genesis 3 ...

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the Christian season of Lent. It's historically a time of repentance. But more and more, churches are also using it to reflect on mortality itself.

Ash Wednesday is supposed to remind people of their mortality: “Remember man, that you are dust, and to dust you shall return.” The traditional formula for imposition of ashes alludes to ...

Feb. 17—WATERTOWN — While many are still closed to in-person gatherings amid the ongoing pandemic, tri-county churches that are meeting for services have gotten creative when it comes to ...

Ash Wednesday – officially known as the Day of Ashes — is a day of repentance, when Christians confess their sins and profess their devotion to God. ... "Remember that you are dust, ...

The ashes are representative of dust, or more specifically, the dust of a human corpse. As a human corpse decomposes, it turns to dust, or ash. The ashes placed on one’s forehead are a symbol of ...

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 return" or "Repent and ...

As the ash is applied on their foreheads, the phrase ‘You are dust and to dust you shall return,’ is recited by the person applying the ash. Ash Wednesday and what you should not do during Lent ...

Ash Wednesday is a Christian holy day of prayer and fasting, which derives its name from the placing ashes on the foreheads of participants to the words "Remember that you are dust, and to dust ...

Ash Wednesday is important because it marks the start of the Lenten period leading up to Easter, when Christians believe Jesus was resurrected. The ashes symbolize both death and repentance.

CHICAGO (CBS)—Some Catholic parishioners are leaving traditional Ash Wednesday mass in the dust and opting for ashes on-the-go. Wednesday marks the first day of the Lenten season, a 40-day ...

Ash Wednesday is March 5, which marks the beginning of Lent, a 40-day period of repentance, fasting and prayer. Many worshipers will receive the marking of the cross in ash on their foreheads on ...