
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, February 21) – The Archdiocese of Manila will reinstate the rubbing of ashes on the faithful’s forehead, as the Catholic Church observes Ash Wednesday tomorrow, Feb. 22.
\”We will revert to the imposition of ashes on the forehead of the faithful,\” the circular read.
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The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) previously ordered to replace the traditional Ash Wednesday rites with the sprinkling of dry ash on the faithful’s head.
It was done to prevent the spread of coronavirus during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
During the 125th CBCP Plenary Assembly, the praying of the “Litany of Gratitude After the COVID pandemic” was approved.
It is prayed during weekday and Sunday Masses from Feb. 11 until Ash Wednesday.
The litany replaced the \”Oratio Imperata Against COVID-19,\” which was issued in 2020 during the height of the pandemic
Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the 40-day Lenten Season. For Catholics, the ashes symbolize man’s mortality or his return to dust.














