![]() ![]() “The priest takes the ashes and sprinkles them on the head of each one without saying anything.” ![]() “The priest then cleanses his hands, puts on a face mask and distributes the ashes to those who come to him or, if appropriate, he goes to those who are standing in their places,” it said. “Then he addresses all those present and only once says the formula as it appears in the Roman Missal, applying it to all in general: ‘Repent and believe in the Gospel’ or ‘Remember that you are dust and to dust you shall return.'” 12 and directs priests to say “the prayer for blessing the ashes” and then sprinkle “the ashes with holy water, without saying anything.” The congregation’s note on the “distribution of ashes in time of pandemic” was published on the congregation’s website Jan. 17, including sprinkling ashes on the top of people’s heads rather than using them to make a cross on people’s foreheads. The Vatican Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments asked priests to take special anti-COVID-19 precautions this year when distributing ashes on Ash Wednesday, Feb. Pope Francis distributes ashes on Ash Wednesday 2020. ![]()
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