No verbal response is necessary. Some say "Amen."
It can be any of these three that the priest will say:
Father says: "Remember man thou art dust, and to dust you shall return".
Roman Catholic AnswerThere are currently two options,1) Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return.
2) Repent, and believe in the Gospel.
We make no response to these words; we simply return to our pews.
From Dust We Come and to Dust WeShall Return
Be blessed with them holy spirits k boi?
Amen.
A priest, deacon or Eucharistic minister may apply ashes on Ash Wednesday
Remember, O man, that you are dust, and unto dust you shall return.-Genesis 3:19
Ash Wednesday.
Ash Wednesday 2025 will be on Wednesday, March 5.
Given it is called 'Ash Wednesday' it would be obvious to have the event on a Wednesday
ash wednesday is on the 22nd of february
Ash Wednesday 1983 was on Wednesday, February 16.
Yes they all believe in ash wednesday.
Ash Wednesday is sometimes in February and sometimes in March. It is not on a specific date.
Ash Wednesday is the first day of lent - a period of 40 days before Easter (not including Sundays). Easter is always on a Sunday, and therefore Ash Wednesday is always on a Wednesday. In 2009 Ash Wednesday is on Wednesday 25th February.
Ashes on the forehead on Ash Wednesday, a Catholic holy day of fasting and prayer, symbolize repentance and mortality. It signifies the beginning of the Lenten season, a period of reflection and preparation leading up to Easter. The ashes are a reminder of our own mortality and the need for spiritual renewal.
You are marked with an ash on Ash Wednesday. Ash Wednesday starts Lent.