Catholics adjust Ash Wednesday rituals due to coronavirus pandemic
Pandemic forces Catholics to alter Ash Wednesday rituals By Emily Sweeney and Sofia Saric Globe Staff and Globe Correspondent,Updated February 17, 2021, 6:06 p.m. Email to a Friend The Rev. Joseph Tizio sprinkled ashes over a parishioner on Wednesday at the Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Mission Hill.Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff For Catholics, itâs tradition to receive ashes in the shape of a cross on your forehead on Ash Wednesday. But due to concerns about spreading the coronavirus, that ritual to mark the start of Lent has been tweaked. This year, priests were directed to a...
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