Ash Wednesday Service with Imposition of Ashes
- Occurring
- for 1 hour
- Venue
- St Paul's Langleybury
- Address Langleybury Lane Langleybury Kings Langley Herts, WD4 8QQ, United Kingdom
An evening service marking Ash Wednesday,
What is Imposition of Ashes?
Traditionally, the ashes for the service are prepared (well ahead of time) by burning the palm branches from the previous year’s Palm Sunday observance. The ashes should be ground to a fine powder and mixed in a shallow bowl with a little water or oil.
As each worshiper comes forward, the ashes are imposed on the forehead in the sign of a cross and the words of Genesis 3:19 are repeated: “Remember that you are dust and to dust you shall return.”
Ash Wednesday Service with Imposition of Ashes
14 Feb 2024, 6 p.m. for 1 hour
Ash Wednesday Service with Imposition of Ashes
14 Feb 2024, 6 p.m. for 1 hour