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In this Feb. 26, 2020, file photo, Catholic devotee have ash sprinkled on her head during Ash Wednesday rites in Manila s Paranaque, Philippines. The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines recommended sprinkling ash on the head of devotees instead of using it to mark foreheads with a cross to avoid physical contact and fight the spread of the new coronavirus in the Lenten period in places of worship. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
(RNS) Ash Wednesday is one of the touchiest observances on the liturgical calendar literally.
Many churches mark the beginning of the penitential season of Lent with the imposition of ashes. Clergy smear ashes, usually those left after burning palm fronds from the previous year’s Palm Sunday celebrations, onto congregants’ foreheads, often in the shape of a cross.
No touching! Churches get ready for Ash Wednesday in a pandemic
An ecumenical group of clergy, theologians, liturgical scholars and public health experts recently released guidelines for safely observing Ash Wednesday. In this Feb. 26, 2020, file photo, a Catholic devotee has ash sprinkled on her head during Ash Wednesday rites in Manila’s Paranaque, Philippines. Sprinkling ash on the head of devotees, instead of using it to mark foreheads with a cross, is one strategy to avoid physical contact during the pandemic. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)
February 9, 2021
(RNS) Ash Wednesday is one of the touchiest observances on the liturgical calendar literally.