The mark of ashes that we will soon dare to wear upon our foreheads is a reminder that we are sinners who are in need of the infinite mercy of God. This symbol reminds us of our mortality and thus that there will come a time when we will be claimed by death. From the Book of Genesis: “For you are dust and to dust you shall return.” With this realization firmly upon our mind our life must come to be transformed in the Lord’s presence. As we are told of such transformation in the Gospel of Saint Mark “repent and believe in the Gospel.” Let us come to be transformed in His presence by making use of the sacrament of confession where we come to be absolved of our sins and to be aided by the gift of God’s grace. Hopefully this mark will be something more then a mark that is worn for social distinction, but a mark that reminds us that we must leave here with the assistance of God’s grace to live not for the world, but for Christ. Let us choose to live for Him in all that we do.
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