Today we begin the Lenten season and thus we dare to dawn ashes upon our forehead. This is a public statement that we are sinners who are in need of God’s mercy. These ashes also serve a reminder that we will die and thus we should begin to order our life after the Gospel now.
From Wimot-Buxton: “Once was I wont to pluck earthly joys with eager hand; and now I am dust and ashes, the food of worms. Be mindful then to cherish thy soul rather than thy body since the one is immortal, the other perishes.”
