On Ash Wednesday, the words you hear at Mass will change. Here’s how

The Pillar explains.

Ash Wednesday: While it’s not a holy day of obligation, it might as well be.

In most parishes, Ash Wednesday is one of the most highly attended Mass days of the year. Even this year, in which everything is different, many parishes are still preparing for long lines of Catholics who’ve come to “get their ashes” before heading off to work — even if work i…