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Notre Dame's Ash Wednesday Services Adapt To The COVID-19 Pandemic

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The distribution of ashes at Notre Dame’s Ash Wednesday services will look a little different for this year.

According to the university’s Campus Ministry site, ashes will be sprinkled on the head, rather than marked in the sign of the cross on the forehead.

 

The Vatican asked priests to distribute ashes via sprinkling due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic last month. According to Campus Ministry, the practice is common in several other countries. 

 

Notre Dame will hold Ash Wednesday services throughout the day on Feb. 17, and will livestream the noon Basilica Mass. View a full list of Notre Dame's Ash Wednesday services here.

Gemma DiCarlo came to Indiana by way of Athens, Georgia. She graduated from the University of Georgia in 2020 with a degree in Journalism and certificates in New Media and Sustainability. She has radio experience from her time as associate producer of Athens News Matters, the flagship public affairs program at WUGA-FM.
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