@MosesMasai9@KhalifKairo Singlehandedly is a bit of an exaggeration. Stalin had destroyed russian military with purges and mad army policies of get shot if you retreat. Hitler was just weak.
Ash Wednesday ashes represent human mortality, repentance, and penance, reminding us of our need for God's mercy at Lent's start.
The priest says: "Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return" or "Repent, and believe in the Gospel."
Biblical verses (in scriptural order):
- Genesis 3:19
- Genesis 18:27
- 2 Samuel 13:19
- Esther 4:1,3
- Job 42:6
- Isaiah 58:5
- Jeremiah 6:26
- Daniel 9:3
- Jonah 3:6
- Matthew 11:21
- Luke 10:13
@KenyanSays It's a way of honoring you as an intellectual going in to fight to get knowledge. Call it Triumphant entry. It should be grand as a way of glorifying the pursuit of knowledge.