There’s been a some debate over the Holy See’s new recommendation for the Novus Ordo Mass that due to “COVID”, ashes be “sprinkled” on people’s heads instead of the custom of the priest making a sign of the cross with ashes over one’s forehead. However, St. Ann parish has also chosen to “sprinkle” ashes on the head this year at the Latin Mass. CLMC admits that we hadn’t heard much about this, and Father kindly contacted a Traditional Latin Mass priest in Rome to confirm. Father learned that in Europe, this sprinkling is actually been the norm or custom – the forehead option has been an American custom as best we can tell.