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by Addison Burke, Sports Editor
The best part of Ash Wednesday Mass is pulling out your phone camera to see what work of art you got on your forehead this year. If you are unsure of what your ashes mean this year, this guide will help you decipher the mess on your forehead.
- The Traditional
You’re one of the lucky ones who actually got something that resembles a cross, though it usually is more of a plus sign, unless you’re one of those people with a Massive forehead. The forehead is just the priest’s canvas this Ash Wednesday.
- The Harry Potter
Your priest is a bit of a nerd. You aren’t special with this one, though, because everyone at your Mass walked out with the lightning bolt. If it was the late 90s or early 2000s, this ash design would make sense, but in 2025, I think you need to tell your priest to read the news a bit more.
- “Did You Even Go To Mass?”
There’s two reasons for this one: first, you went to Mass, took a picture with your ashes and sent it to your mom to prove you went to Mass. You then you wiped them off. Second, the priest is scared of your aura. He stood as far away as possible, barely reaching your forehead and making the cross as faint as possible. Or you fall into the lucky third crowd: you stink, and the priest is trying to make a hint that you need to shower.
- The Blob
Now, I know what you might be thinking. You think I’m just talking about an actual black blob that looks like a mess sitting in the middle of your forehead. Sure, that’s definitely an option, but I’m talking about our Blue Blob. Your priest held up the rest of the Mass so that he could deliberately draw a very detailed Blue
Blob on your forehead. Push those bangs out of the way and let Blob shine.
- X Marks the Spot
The priest got a little confused in the process. He was suddenly back in the math mindset instead of the priest one and thought you had asked for help with a math problem. If you look at the people in front and behind you in line, you’ll see an entire math equation that makes no sense, just like every math class you have taken in college.
