Catholic churches all over the world will be packed this week for the special ceremony conducted once a year for Ash Wednesday. You don’t have to be Catholic to get the ashes sprinkled over your head. Anyone who wants it is welcome.
Of course, it’s mostly Christians who attend the ceremony and get blessed with the ashes. But you could be a Jew, you could be a Buddhist—you could even be an atheist—and the priest doesn’t care.
