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Ash Wednesday
Imposition of Ashes
Ashes have been a symbol of contrition since biblical times:
"I repent in dust and ashes" (Job 42:6b). They are also vivid
reminders of mortality: "For dust you are and to dust you
shall return (Genesis 3:19). Therefore the imposition of
ashes has been a fitting beginning for the season of Lent.
Ashes usually consist of the remains of the previous Palm
Sunday's burned palms, and are applied to the forehead in the
sign of the cross. Although powerfully speaking the law
(contrition and mortality), ashes also speak the Gospel--
applied in the shape of the cross, where sin and death were
conquered, and we are cleansed of our sin.
Scripture Readings
Psalm 51:1-19
Joel 2:12-19
2 Corinthians 5:20-6:10
Matthew 6:1-6,16-21
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