As the day goes on today, how many of us may find ourselves walking along the sidewalk, or sitting in a restaurant or doing other errands when someone may point to our foreheads and giggle, or make a comment about dirt that we have forgotten to wash away?
Today is one of the days when we most effectively bear witness to our faith. As we begin the season of Lent, ashes on our foreheads remind us of our mortality since our bodies will all return to ashes after we have died. They also remind us that we should live every day in hope of heaven which will be our reward when this earthly life is complete.
In answer to questions from strangers, we can explain that the ashes mark the beginning of a special time when we are called to come closer to God. Through prayer, fasting and almsgiving, we prepare to celebrate Easter ... the greatest feast of our faith.
Receive ashes today and wear them proudly as a mark of the faith that we have been invited to live.
Have a great day.
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