Ash Wednesday

Today is Ash Wednesday which is the beginning of the Lenten Season. This also is the day each year when non-Catholics tend to ask us about our faith. Usually the inquiry goes something like this "Hey, why's your forehead dirty?"

A: Because in the Bible a mark on the forehead is a symbol of a person's ownership. By having their foreheads marked with the sign of a cross, this symbolizes that the person belongs to Jesus Christ, who died on a Cross. Click on the link for more info about Ash Wednesday.