The person participating in this prayer activity will understand more about the symbol of ash used during Ash Wednesday as we start the renewal season of Lent.
Equipment: Ashes
Response: Contemplative
Relationship: Me & The Sacred/Divine
Ages
- Kinder
- Early Years
- Primary Years
- Middle Years
- Secondary Years
- Post-Secondary Years
Instructions
On Ash Wednesday, we start the 40-day journey of learning more about how God loves us, who we are, and why we are in this world. The ashes, which are burnt olive and palm trees, represent our fragility and the need for God to teach us to do what is good.
- Quietly read this: “Have mercy on me, o God, in your goodness; in the greatness of your compassion, wipe out my offence. Thoroughly wash me from my guilt. And of my sin cleanse me.” (Psalm 51)
- Take some ashes between your fingers and feel them crushing. While doing so, consider an attitude you want to change to love Jesus and others more.
- Proceed to the priest for the imposition of the blessed ashes.
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