Of course, Ashes are a sacramental used to remind the faithful of death and the necessity of penance and contrition. The use of ashes, expressing humiliation and sorrow, was common in ancient religions and is frequently mentioned in the Old Testament. The Church has used them for centuries for public penitents, and for Ash Wednesday and Lent in particular. The use on Ash Wednesday is about the only use that most people in the modern world know of.
You can but it is best to go to a Catholic Church.
Catholic Answer
For a good and specific reason (such as a funeral for someone that you know well), a Catholic may attend a protestant Church (Episcopal is one of the many branches of protestants) but they may not participate in the service in any meaningful way. Although ashes are just a symbol, receiving them in a protestant church would, in my opinion, be participating in a meaningful way, and thus not permitted.
The ashes are sacramentals, not sacraments, as such they are not limited to Catholics. Anyone who believes they are useful and wishes to receive the ashes may do so.
you should use the ash only on ash wednesday.
Yes, anyone of any age can.
Yes
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A priest, deacon or Eucharistic minister may apply ashes on Ash Wednesday
To remind us ashes to ashes we are nothing better than dirt
no
yes. every catholic - pope included - wear ashes on Ash Wednesday. they are obliged to.
Ash Wednesday. yes, Ash Wednesday, ashes are put on your forehead ion the sign of the cross
Ashes.
The ashes represent God creating us from dust/ashes and after us dying, us returning to dust/ashes.
Burnt Palm Leaves
I think that the "Profession of Faith" (Creed) is replaced on Ash Wednesday by the imposition of ashes. I'm thinking that the receiving of ashes is the equivalent of professing one's faith.
Nothing, it's the ashes of last years burnt palms from Palm Sunday.
Ashes symbolizes that we have come from dust and to dust we shall return. The Ashes are applied on the forehead of a person on Ash Wednesday.
Ashes are to remind us of our own mortality. The ashes that are distributed on Ash Wednesday come from the ashes of the palms from the previous Palm Sunday.