Ashes to Ashes

 Today is the start of Ash Wednesday.  In Roman Catholic church, Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the Season of Lent that occur for 46 days (40 days not including Sundays) before the Easter. Ash Wednesday  is a movable feast that falls on a different date  each year as it was dependent on the date of the Easter.  During Mass the ashes that is put on the forehead are made from the blessed palms used in the Palm Sunday celebration of the previous year..  This ashes are christened with Holy Water and are scented by exposure to incense. it was said that  Ashes are symbol of penance made sacramental by the blessings of the Church and help us develop of humility and sacrifice. it also a reminder that God is gracious and merciful to those who call on Him with repentant hearts. His Divine mercy is of utmost importance during the season of Lent, and the Church calls on us to seek that mercy during the entire Lenten season with reflection, prayer and penance.

Furthermore, We should remember that we receive the ashes on our forehead to remind us all that life passes away on earth, that all of us here are just temporary settlers in this world and everything is not permanent especially our life and it is worth noting this one passage in the bible that says "Remember, Man is dust, and unto dust you shall return" 

More than anything we celebrate this feast to reminds us that we to should always humble our self before God as we always sinned against God and like dirt in the ground we are before God but because of his unconditional love for us he send his only begotten Son to save us from sins and made us clean. Let us remember that this feast will serve us our starting point in making some reflection for this coming 40 days celebration of Lenten season  and let us make this season worthwhile prayerful experience to be with God.