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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Non-religious NP here. What's the point of ashes without the mass? I thought the point was the service, and the ashes were a byproduct, like getting your hand stamped at a club? [/quote] Ash Wednesday is the 1st day of lent and ashes (made from palm from the previous palm sunday) are an outward sign of repentance. It is the beginning of a time of fasting, abstinence and repentance known as Lent. Ash Wednesday is not a Sunday, nor is it a holy day of obligation. These are the times that Catholics are "required" to go to mass. So not going to mass on Ash Wednesday is like not going to mass on any other Wednesday. It's not expected by the laws of the church. What is the point of ashes? Like all traditions people like to practice traditions in their religion... like Yom Kippur or Ramadan. [/quote]
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