tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291232.post2097097361909603008..comments2024-03-24T05:54:23.612-05:00Comments on Weedon's Blog: Angela Sent Me ThisWilliam Weedonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01383850332591975790noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291232.post-66663516561052081812009-02-27T06:43:00.000-06:002009-02-27T06:43:00.000-06:00I was called upon to assist with the administratio...I was called upon to assist with the administration of the ashes at the Ash Wednesday lunchtime service in our Cathedral. <BR/><BR/>Several came up with babies - and did not appear sure whether to present them for ashes or not. Of course, they got 'em too! Complete with the words "Remember, O Man, that thou art dust and to dust thou shalt return"!<BR/><BR/>In fact, at adoration yesterday in the Cathedral, the priest who was preaching made a point of the fact that there are two times when anyone, absolutely anyone of any age, status, religion, whatever, is invited to join the procession and come forward: the imposition of ashes on Ash Wednesday, and the veneration of the cross on Good Friday. Both, he pointed out, were calls to repentance - a call which is addressed to all people.<BR/><BR/>(And here is my little effort to encourage your posters to play the "verification code game":<BR/><BR/><I>pedize: the new "no-effort" bicycle!</I>)Schützhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05026181010471282505noreply@blogger.com