![]() ![]() “That desire to have something is part of the human longing for reality. What you walk out with this Ash Wednesday is a reminder of your own mortality,” Father Margevicius said. “You walk out of church getting something. He said the ashes are a “tangible experience that calls to mind a deeper meaning” of death, eternity, salvation and man’s place before God. “All sin has the nature of rebellion against God, trying to exalt ourselves above God - ‘I want to be in charge of my life,’” Father Margevicius said. ![]() Paul and Minneapolis’ Office of Worship, said “a return to ashes represents my worthlessness without God” - and the realization of being a creature instead of the creator. Father Tom Margevicius, director of the Archdiocese of St. While its practice has popularity - including Catholics’ selfies with ashes on foreheads posted prominently on social media - the observance of Ash Wednesday calls for something deeper than receiving ashes. IStock/AZERBERBER Ash Wednesday draws one of the largest turnouts of any Mass throughout the year. ![]()
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