Pittsburgh Catholic Diocese Changes How Ashes Will Be Distributed On Ash Wednesday

By: KDKA-TV News Staff
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Ash Wednesday will be a little different this year in the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh.
Due to the pandemic, diocese officials say priests will not be able to give out ashes in the traditional way. Instead of ashes on parishioners’ foreheads, clergy will first bless the ashes, sprinkle them with holy water, and then address all those present.
They will say either: “Repent, and believe in the Gospel,” or “Remember that you