“Remember you are dust, and to dust you shall return.” Or, “Repent and believe in the Gospel.” On Ash Wednesday, millions of Catholics throughout the English-speaking world will hear one ...

February 22, Ash Wednesday (Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21) Remember you are dust, and to dust you will return. But my sermons! by Kathryn Z. Johnston in the February 2023 issue. Share Share on Twitter Share on ...

Most often, Ash Wednesday prayers remind us that we are but dust, and to dust, we will return (Genesis 3:19). This holiday helps us to remember that we cannot earn our own salvation but that God ...

Best Bible Verses to Read on Ash Wednesday. Genesis 3:19: “By the sweat of your brow you will eat your food until you return to the ground, since from it you were taken; for dust you are and to dust ...

When the priest applies the cross of ashes, he says to the worshiper: "Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return.” He also may say “Repent and believe in the Gospel.” ...

In our present liturgy for Ash Wednesday, we use ashes made from the burned palm branches distributed on the Palm Sunday of the previous year. The priest blesses the ashes and imposes them on the ...

Ash Wednesday 2025, which falls on March 5 this year, ... “Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return.” / “Repent, and believe in the Gospel,” respectively.

Ash Wednesday 2025, which falls on March 5 this year, marks the official beginning of the Christian season of Lent, which culminates with Easter on April 20, 2025. The 46-day season is meant for ...

Are you supposed to eat meat on Ash Wednesday? Catholics are expected to fast and abstain from meat on Ash Wednesday. ... "Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return.” ...

When the priest applies the cross of ashes, he says to the worshiper: "Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return.” He also may say “Repent and believe in the Gospel.” ...