By: CatholicTV, Duration: 00:00:00, Posted: 2/9/2021
Bishop Robert Reed burns palms to make the ashes that will be distributed on Ash Wednesday, the beginning of the season of Lent. He explains the symbolism of the ashes and offers a Lenten prayer:
Merciful God, you called us from the dust of the earth,
and claimed us for Christ in the waters of Baptism. Look upon us
as we prepare for the 40 days of Lent by burning these palms to
create the ashes that will mark us as penitents. Bless our journey
through the desert of Lent to the waters of new birth at Easter. We ask this through Christ, our Lord. Amen.
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