The head, being the seat of pride, is then imposed with ashes in the form of a cross as the priest utters the words reminding us of our mortality. The imposition of ashes signifies sorrow for sin, contrition, spiritual aid and the receiving of grace thereby. On Ash Wednesday, the ashes are made by the burning of the palms from the previous year's Easter. Thou knowest, Lord, the secrets of our hearts, shut not up thy merciful eyes to our prayers: but spare us Lord most holy, O God most mighty, O holy and merciful saviour, thou most worthy judge eternal, suffer us not at our last hour for any pains of death to fall from thee." Yet, O Lord God most holy, O Lord most mighty, O holy and most merciful saviour, deliver us not into the bitter pains of eternal death. In the midst of life we be in death: of whom may we seek for succour but of thee, O Lord, which for our sins justly art displeased. He cometh up and is cut down like a flower he flieth as it were a shadow, and never continueth in one stay. "MAN THAT IS BORN OF WOMAN hath but a short time to live, and is full of misery. They have since thereby become famous, used in many a film setting. ![]() ![]() ![]() From the Roman Office of the Dead, the Anglican divines took the words of Job and used them for the Anglican burial service.
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