It is also in imitation of the way the righteousness are described in the book of Revelation, where we read of the servants of God (the Christian faithful, as symbolized by the 144,000 male virgins):"Do not harm the earth or the sea or the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God upon their foreheads" (Revelation 7:3) " were told not to harm the grass of the earth or any green growth or any tree, but only those of mankind who have not the seal of God upon their foreheads" (Revelation 9:4) "Then I looked, and lo, on Mount Zion stood the Lamb, and with him a hundred and forty-four thousand who had his name and his Father's name written on their foreheads." (Revelation 14:1).This is in contrast to the followers of the beast, who have the number 666 on their foreheads or hands. This is in imitation of the spiritual mark or seal that is put on a Christian in baptism, when he is delivered from slavery to sin and the devil and made a slave of righteousness and Christ (Rom. By having our foreheads marked with the sign of a cross, this symbolizes that we belong to Jesus Christ, who died on a Cross.
So “Why” do we have our foreheads marked with a cross?īecause in Sacred Scripture, a mark on the forehead is a symbol of a person's ownership. Lenten Parish Service Project: "Magic Yarn Project"ĭid you ever notice how little children always ask, “WHY?” A friend of mine with a four-year old son, asked her the other day, “Mommy, why don’t we have a maid?” I learned very quickly not to ask my grandmother, “Why?” because my grandmother’s answer to the question “Why?” was “because ‘Y’ is a crooked letter!” On Wednesday, we begin the season of Lent as we come to Church to receive the imposition of ashes on our foreheads in the sign of the Cross.
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