So this year, the married ministers provided stickers to each person, offering a no-contact experience, instead of the usual smudged ashes applied with a finger to the forehead. “We didn’t ...

On Ash Wednesday, many Christians observe the tradition of placing ashes in a cross on the forehead, which may be accompanied by the words “Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return” or ...

Some Christians will leave the mark on their forehead as a way of showing their faith and the message of the ashes to the world, whilst others will remove it to signify that their sins have been ...

On Ash Wednesday, many Catholics will receive ashes on their forehead in the shape of a cross. The ashes are made from the palms from the previous Palm Sunday and they are a public sign of faith ...