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I call myself Grandmaster Luis Voltaire Guzman Castillo and I will unravel and explain customs and traditions of the Roman Catholic Church derived from Hebrews. Our homily for today is about repentance especially during the Lenten Season where we put ashes on our foreheads. Matthew11:21 “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes." In those days, Hebrews would wear sackcloths and pour ashes on themselves as an act of repentance. The Roman Catholic has adapted this tradition uring Ash Wednesdays. We put ashes on our foreheads as a sign we have turned away from sins. Genesis 3:19 says You are dust and to dust you will return. Basically dust and ashes are similar. The human body is composed of Oxygen, Carbon, Hydrogen and Nitrogen. Scientists say the origin of life is instantaneous. We call humans as carbon-based life forms becau...