Comments on: Planning the Ash Wednesday service http://boyinthebands.com/archives/planning-the-ash-wednesday-service/ Scott Wells on the practice of Christian faith Wed, 08 Oct 2008 10:17:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Scott Wells http://boyinthebands.com/archives/planning-the-ash-wednesday-service/#comment-34856 Scott Wells Fri, 23 Feb 2007 13:12:09 +0000 http://boyinthebands.com/archives/planning-the-ash-wednesday-service/#comment-34856 I'm thinking it is becoming more popular, as a part of the general interest in liturgy after Vatican II. I’m thinking it is becoming more popular, as a part of the general interest in liturgy after Vatican II.

]]> By: StevenR http://boyinthebands.com/archives/planning-the-ash-wednesday-service/#comment-34854 StevenR Fri, 23 Feb 2007 11:01:15 +0000 http://boyinthebands.com/archives/planning-the-ash-wednesday-service/#comment-34854 Tried to do my own research - and couldnt - - I dont recall anyone in my small southern protestant town celebrating Ash Wednesday back in the 50s-70s. Is this a result of my myopia back then - or a product of southern pro-pietist anti-ceremony of that time? or is Ash Wednesday getting more popular? or all of the above? Steven R Tried to do my own research - and couldnt -
- I dont recall anyone in my small southern protestant town celebrating Ash Wednesday back in the 50s-70s.

Is this a result of my myopia back then -
or a product of southern pro-pietist anti-ceremony of that time?
or is Ash Wednesday getting more popular?
or all of the above?

Steven R

]]> By: PeaceBang http://boyinthebands.com/archives/planning-the-ash-wednesday-service/#comment-34823 PeaceBang Sat, 17 Feb 2007 20:30:00 +0000 http://boyinthebands.com/archives/planning-the-ash-wednesday-service/#comment-34823 We were just discussion Jesus' admonition against ostentation in the context of wearing ashes on our foreheads on Ash Wednesday, and musing that being marked as a penitent could be seen as both very dramatic ("ooh, look at me! I'm a sinner!") and as just dead serious ("Hi, I've been marked for death. How are you?"). We were just discussion Jesus’ admonition against ostentation in the context of wearing ashes on our foreheads on Ash Wednesday, and musing that being marked as a penitent could be seen as both very dramatic (”ooh, look at me! I’m a sinner!”) and as just dead serious (”Hi, I’ve been marked for death. How are you?”).

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