
Meditations on Ash Wednesday Public Domain, National Museum of Krakow. Witold Wojtkiewicz [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Ashes imposed on the forehead of a Christian on Ash Wednesday. Own work by Jennifer Balaska (released to the public domain, via Wikipedia Commons)

Julian Fałat [Public domain], “Popielec” via Wikimedia Commons
For reading:
http://reverendknow-it-all.blogspot.com/2013/02/why-arent-our-plans-working-part-9.html