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First Sunday In Lent

Ashes symbolize several aspects of our human existence:– Ashes remind us of God’s condemnation of sin, as God said to Adam, “Dust youare and to dust you shall return” (Genesis 3:19).– Ashes suggest cleansing and renewal. They were used anciently in the absence of soap. Even on Ash Wednesday, this most penitential day, we receive ashes in the form of the cross, the same symbol placed on our bodies with water in ourbaptism. Even in this ashen mark of death,…