Ash Wednesday Poll

02/14/2013

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I admit, I tend to wear mine like a badge of honor.  I love feeling connected to random people all day when I see the cross of ashes and they notice mine.  It's like a hug.

"Oh, you're partaking of the Lenten journey?  We're together in this, you and I!"

Plus, I feel like if I were to wipe them off, the ghost of Sr. M would come back to haunt me.  Ha ha ha ha.  But I digress. 

What are your thoughts on the Ash Crosses?
 


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Fr Levi link
02/14/2013 06:27

I see the wearing of ashes on Ash Wednesday as a form of public witness & a powerful one, esp. in this increasingly secular age.

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Gina
02/16/2013 00:32

I shared this response with a priest-friend of mine and he definitely gave it a thumbs up. Ha ha ha. You really have such a great way of saying things. Your perspective is always appreciated. :)

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Nicole P.
02/14/2013 08:51

Texas is definitely not a Catholic state, so we don't see too many ashes around here. We went to dinner last night and the manager of the restaurant wished us a "Happy Ash Wednesday" :)

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Gina
02/16/2013 00:32

Oh wow - that must've been so cool!!! No one's ever wished me a happy Ash Wednesday before. LoL.

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Kathryn H.
02/14/2013 14:34

I often get smiles and waves from strangers on Ash Wednesday, even if they aren't wearing ashes. A few times strangers have said to me, "I haven't been to Mass yet...." :-)

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Gina
02/16/2013 00:33

Aw - I love that!

Makes ya think - the crosses we wear might be a reminder to others that Mass is available to them. Maybe God might use it as an unspoken call back to Him. Never thought of it that way. :)

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K10
02/14/2013 19:12

We went to Mass in the evening so there was no wearing ashes all day. It was the only time we could go as a family. If I went in the morning, I would wear them.

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Gnia
02/16/2013 00:34

I remember having that issue last year, ha ha!

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