Tomorrow is Ash Wednesday. It's not a Holy Day of Obligation, but it is a great way to prepare ourselves for Lent. As Fr. Michael Fones, OP reminds us on his blog:
The ashes traced on our forehead in the sign of the cross are a double reminder: first of all, of the cross traced on our forehead just before we were baptized. It is the sign that we have been claimed for Christ, the seal of the servants of God (Rev. 7:3). It reminds us that our life is not our own; that we have been purchased and at a price (1Cor 6:20). The ashes are also a jarring reminder of our mortality and the swift passing of our days: an annual "memento mori."Here's the schedule of Ash Wednesday Masses at Blessed Sacrament:
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