are communian and imposition of ashes done at the same time

As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost.

( Wisdom 11) Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee. Thou hast mercy upon all, O Lord, and abhorrest nothing which thou hast made, and dost overlook the sins of men, that they may repent, and thou sparest them: for thou art the Lord our God. The service may begin with the following introit. As God said to Adam, “dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.” (Genesis 3:19b) But as we are marked with ashes in the same manner that we were signed with the cross in our Baptisms, we are also reminded that we only have life in Christ, the second Adam.īefore the service, ashes made from branches of palm or other trees which were blessed in the previous year shall be blessed. Since the eleventh century, ashes have been imposed upon all the faithful as a reminder that the wages of sin is death. Beginning in the tenth century ashes were imposed on this day upon penitent sinners in preparation for their restoration to full communion with the Church. Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the Season of Lent, a time of spiritual warfare, of fasting, penitence, and preparation for the Easter feast.

Are communian and imposition of ashes done at the same time