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Can the ashes of a Roman Catholic person be kept as remembrance?
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∙ 12y ago
No, they should be buried or placed in a mausoleum.
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Does the Roman Catholic Church require ashes to be buried in a consecrated cemetery?
The roman catholic church does not require ashes to be buried in a consecrated cemetery because is not according to the doctrine of the Catholic church.
What are the release dates for Ashes of Remembrance - 1916?
Ashes of Remembrance - 1916 was released on: USA: 1 October 1916
What actors and actresses appeared in Ashes of Remembrance - 1916?
The cast of Ashes of Remembrance - 1916 includes: Paul Byron Allen Holubar Helen Leslie Betty Schade
Can you receive ashes if you have not made your First Holy Communion?
Roman Catholic AnswerCertainly, ashes are a sacramental, anyone can receive them. I mark people on the forehead with ashes who are protestant, who are babies in their mother's arms, anyone.
What would happen to a Roman Catholic during a service on the first day of Lent?
Ashes would be placed on the forehead.
How is ash different from household dust?
Roman Catholic AnswerIf you are referring to the ashes imposed on your forehead on Ash Wednesday. They are the blessed ashes taken from the burning of the blessed palm branches used the previous Palm Sunday.
What is a rosary bead called to put ashes in?
There is no such bead on a Catholic rosary. The Catholic Church demands that the ashes of the deceased be respected, as the body would be respected, and buried.
What is the true meaning of Ash Wednesday?
The first day of Lent; -- so called from a custom in the Roman Catholic church of putting ashes, on that day, upon the foreheads of penitents.
Do you have to be a Catholic to receive ashes?
Roman Catholic AnswerThere should be no problem, I am an Extraordinary Minister, and I impose ashes on non-Catholics all the time. Ashes are a sacramental, not a sacrament. Which means that it is "like a sacrament, but not a sacrament". In other words, you don't need to be Catholic to repent of your sins!
What is the meaning of wearing ashes?
Roman Catholic AnswerAshes are an outward sign that we know we are sinners, and we are trying to practice the Gospel mandate to repent of our sins, to be humble before God and man, and to be converted.
Why do you have Ashes placed upon your foreheads on Ash Wednesday?
Roman Catholic AnswerThey are a sacramental used to remind the faithful of death and the necessity of penance and contrition especially during the Lenten season. "Remember, man, you are dust, and to dust you will return. The ashes are from last year's palms from Palm Sunday.
What age to you receive ashes?
Ash Wednesday, when ashes are distributed, is observed by those who are of the Roman Catholic faith. It is not specific to a particular age but typically individuals start receiving ashes as children around the age of 7 when they have received their First Communion.
