A Catholic preist puts his thumb in ashes and then draws a cross on your forhead.
yes. the ash only symbolizes your repentance.
His mom on the forehead! Oh, and Melody on the cheek.
Ash Wednesday. yes, Ash Wednesday, ashes are put on your forehead ion the sign of the cross
Ash Wednesday signals the start of Lent for Catholics. Lent is time of reflection and repentance so ash on the forehead symbolizes sin and repentance to God.
A cross of ashes, received at Mass.
when tou go to the church at school with your class and the preast puts ashs on your forehead.
Personally I don't. Most catholics do in celebration of ash Wednesday. Some Hindus do to show people their beliefs.
It cannot be put into one word but is generally known as the "Imposition of Ashes"
It is usually applied with either ash or henna, though there are other ways of doing it.
The term is "rend", not rent.The ashes are for the Ash Wednesday Holy Day, signifying the rebirth, rising from the ashes.
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.
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.