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\"\"This year, due to COVID<\/span>-19, parishioners may receive ashes in a different way.\u00a0 The manner in which non-English speaking countries receive ashes is by having them sprinkled on the crown of their heads.\u00a0 Sprinkling ashes on the crown of the head recalls the biblical method of putting on sackcloth and ashes as a sign of penance: \u201cNow on the twenty-fourth day of this month the people of Israel were assembled with fasting and in sackcloth, and with earth upon their heads\u201d<\/i>\u00a0(Neh<\/span> 9:1).\u00a0 The American method of putting ashes on the forehead, usually in the sign of the cross, allows the ashes to be visible to others so that the communal, penitential nature of the day might be more readily visible.\u00a0 As ashes will be distributed by the manner of sprinkling, there are some things of which one should be aware. First, when receiving ashes, simply bow your head.\u00a0 Second, since ashes may fall off of your head, it may be best to wear something that will not show the dark ashes.<\/p>\n

Photo Credit: Rome Reports.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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