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Ruthie
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Posted: Tue Feb 20th, 2007 01:54 pm |
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May one go to another church, not Catholic, for imposition of ashes?
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CajunRick
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Posted: Tue Feb 20th, 2007 02:27 pm |
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Ruthie wrote: May one go to another church, not Catholic, for imposition of ashes?
Ash Wednesday is not a holy day of obligation, and we are not obliged to receive ashes, so I don't see any reason why not.
Having said that, I can't imagine going to any service voluntarily where I could not receive Eucharist. If the reason is family unity, I don't see anything to prevent it, but a Catholic (or any person on the path to the Catholic Church) should refrain from receiving communion in any other church.
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mrsbmoo
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Posted: Tue Feb 20th, 2007 02:59 pm |
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My church is offering 3 Ash "opportunities" tomorrow. 7am is ashes only, no mass. 9:30am mass at the Elk's home, and 7pm mass at the church. Not many other sorts of churches even recognize Ash Wednesday in my area much less offer ashes. What kind of church were you considering?
....but now I am drooling over my King Cake which just arrived. It is still Mardis Gras.
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Ruthie
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Posted: Tue Feb 20th, 2007 04:32 pm |
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mrsbmoo wrote:
What kind of church were you considering?
Episcopal.
My husband is Episcopolian. I'm Catholic (formerly Episcopalian). However, I am not able to receive any of the Sacraments in the Catholic Church right now. So I would go to the Episcopal Church with him on Ash Wednesday and not receive communion there either. So it's for family reasons. My husband will only go to church if I go with him, and only to the Episcopal Church.
I wouldn't want to miss Mass either if I could actually receive communion. That hurts every time I go to Sunday Mass.
Ruthie
Last edited on Tue Feb 20th, 2007 04:33 pm by Ruthie
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brian
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Posted: Tue Feb 20th, 2007 11:22 pm |
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I hate to seem critical, but when the Gospel reading on ash wednesday is about not drawing extra attention to our fasting, then why do we all put ashes on our heads drawing attention to the fact that we are in a season of fasting? I know that the ashes symbolize more than this fact, but it seems to contradict the teaching of Jesus who wants us to fast in secret, instead of blowing a trumpet to make our good deeds more noticeable.
I am sure I am off track, and I will go to Ash wednesday anyway, but I am curious about this.
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BettyBoopToo
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Posted: Sun Mar 25th, 2007 03:29 am |
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Hello Brian
I can certainly see your point.
For me personally, I normally go to one of the early masses and I wear my ashes for the rest of the day. Iv'e worn them to work, the grocery store, post office and additional shopping.
I normally have people ask me about the ash and I view it as a moment to evangelize.
I have people point,snicker, whisper or stare at me, then I view it as a moment of humilty.
I rarely ever mention my fasting techniques or my diatary restrictions, So I don't really think most people know about it. But that also maybe the people from around here too.
But I can see your point
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Betty
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CajunRick
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Posted: Sun Mar 25th, 2007 11:06 am |
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brian wrote: I hate to seem critical, but when the Gospel reading on ash wednesday is about not drawing extra attention to our fasting, then why do we all put ashes on our heads drawing attention to the fact that we are in a season of fasting? I know that the ashes symbolize more than this fact, but it seems to contradict the teaching of Jesus who wants us to fast in secret, instead of blowing a trumpet to make our good deeds more noticeable.
I am sure I am off track, and I will go to Ash wednesday anyway, but I am curious about this.
Brian, I'm sorry this message of yours didn't get a response earlier. For some reason, I didn't notice it until Betty responded.
We wear our ashes in the same way we wear a medal or other symbol of our faith. It serves as a reminder to us that our mortal lives are temporary, but it also serves as a reminder to others. We are not "ordered" to leave them on, but we should not be embarrassed into washing them off. Instead, we treat them as if they weren't there. When the time comes to bathe or wash our faces, we do so normally.
It's not a sign of fasting. Lord knows enough people receive ashes who don't even go to church at Christmas and Easter! It's a sign of the temporary nature of life, and those who do not receive ashes need that reminder much more than those of us who are present in church on Ash Wednesday.
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