Canadian diocese offering ‘take home’ containers for Ash Wednesday cruxnow.com
During the COVID-19 pandemic, many bars and restaurants have launched takeout services to keep their businesses afloat, and now one Catholic bishop is following suit for Ash Wednesday.
Bishop Thomas Dowd of the Diocese of Sault Ste. Marie in Ontario, Canada is overseeing the distribution of 12,000 containers with ashes to the faithful with a brochure with several prayers that the faithful can recite at home.
Ontario declared state of emergency Jan. 11 due to the COVID-19 pandemic…
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