Interesting facts about placing ashes

Carnivals are over! Thousands of travelers return to their homes, while others celebrate the beginning of Lent, preparations for Easter.

Lent begins with Holy Wednesday, the day when parishes and chapels across the country celebrate the Eucharist and lay ashes, as a way of recognizing fragility and mortality.

According to the letter from Archdiocese of Panamaimposing ash is a sign that helps pervade our Lenten preparation the spirit of repentance and conversion necessary for living Easter.

Last year, for pandemic the eucharist and the laying of ashes was carried out with a limited capacity in parishes and chapels, and was even delivered envelopes with ashes for those who could not come (old people and children).

Finally, this 2023 Ash Wednesday It will be celebrated as usual in the time before the pandemic, some churches have already announced the schedule of masses, for example, the Basilica of Don Bosco will have the Eucharist face to face (7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.) and virtually. (9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m.). 00 h and 16:00 h).

The Church of Guadalupe, located on Calle 50, will have masses at 9:00 a.m., 12:00 p.m., 3:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m., and ashes will be placed at the end of each Eucharist, they said.

Interesting facts about the disposal of ashes

– The laying of ashes can be performed on anyone, it says in the catechism.

– It is not mandatory to receive cremation.

– Ashes used to make a cross on the forehead faithful they are made by burning olive branches from Flower garden last year and they were blessed then.

– Receiving the laying of ashes, the priest pronounces the words “remember that you are dust and that you will become dust”.

– Ashes also represent the destruction of mistakes from the previous year.