Ash Wednesday

Below are a few articles on the history and meaning of the ashes used on Ash Wednesday and a prayer for Ash Wednesday:

• " Dust thou art, and into dust thou shalt return." – On the EWTN Web site;
• Ash Wednesday: Our Shifting Understanding of Lent, Catholic Update, February 2004;
• Prayer for Ash Wednesday by William Loader;
• For other resources on symbols such as ashes used in our Catholic tradition: Sacramentals.