Ash Wednesday Quiz

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Ash Wednesday Quiz

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What is Ash Wednesday?

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Ash Wednesday, a day of prayer and fasting, is the first day of Lent.

Ash Wednesday is a day devoted to remembering the crucifixion of Jesus Christ on the Cross.

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When is Ash Wednesday? *

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Ash Wednesday takes place 46 days before Easter Sunday.

Ash Wednesday is always the last Wednesday in February.

Who can receive ashes on Ash Wednesday? *

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Everyone can attend Mass, but to receive ashes, you must be a baptized Catholic.

Everyone can receive ashes, even non-Christians and the excommunicated are welcome.

What do the ashes on Ash Wednesday symbolize? *

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The ashes symbolize the stain of sin on our soul.

The ashes symbolize the dust from which God made us.

What is used to make the Ash Wednesday ashes? *

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A special kind of mud and black dust from the Holy Land is used to create the ashes.

Blessed palm branches taken from the previous year's Palm Sunday Mass.

What does the priest say as he applies the ashes to a person's forehead? *

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"Repent and be saved, in the name of Jesus Christ!"

"Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return."

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