2025年3月5日 · Believers observe the day by fasting and receiving ashes in the shape of a cross on their forehead. Ash Wednesday also marks the first day of the season of Lent, a 40-day …

Just before the Gospel reading, the celebrant leads us in the gesture with our thumbs making the sign of the cross on our foreheads, lips and hearts. Who created this and why? As early as the …

Various manners of placing the ashes on worshippers' heads are in use within the Latin Church, the two most common being to use the ashes to make a cross on the forehead and sprinkle …

2025年3月1日 · This Ash Wednesday many Christians will arrive at work with a black cross smudged on their foreheads; countless more will slip into a church or a chapel during their …

2020年2月22日 · By having their foreheads marked with the sign of the cross, this symbolizes that the person belongs to Jesus Christ, who died on a Cross. This is the imitation of the spiritual …

2024年12月19日 · Catholics attend Mass or a liturgical service to receive ashes in the shape of a cross on their foreheads—a simple but profound tradition. The name comes from the ashes …

2025年3月5日 · The ash cross marked on foreheads is symbolic of the Bible verse Genesis 3:19 which reads “For you were made from dust, and to dust you shall return.”

So, your boss shows up to work a few minutes late with an odd black smudge on his forehead and something tells you not to mention it, even though everybody’s headed into a manager’s meeting.

2025年1月19日 · Discover the profound significance of the ash cross, a symbol marked on foreheads during Lent, particularly on Ash Wednesday. Delve into its historical roots, spiritual …

2021年9月10日 · This small Sign of the Cross was commonly used by the end of the 4th century and is still used today at every Mass and in the sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation, and the …