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Ash Wednesday - will you get an ash cross on your forehead?
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20-02-2012 10:48pm#1Ash Wednesday - will you get an ash cross on your forehead?
Ash Wednesday, in the calendar of Western Christianity, is the first day of Lent and occurs 46 days before Easter. It is a moveable fast, falling on a different date each year because it is dependent on the date of Easter. It can occur as early as the 4th of February or as late as the 10th of March. I get the impression that many people, including some Roman Catholics, have no idea why they walk around on Ash Wednesday with ash on their foreheads. I wonder is this tradition dying out? what say you fellow Christians.
Will you get the ash cross on your forehead this Ash Wednesday?Ash Wednesday - will you get an ash cross on your forehead? 20 votes
Yes, I am a devout Roman Catholic and I always receive the ash cross on my forehead.0% 0 votesNot devout. I tend to receive the ashes on my forehead as part of tradition more than anything.65% 13 votesTake it or leave it. If I am passing a RC Church I will drop in and get the ashes on my forehead.0% 0 votesI am Christian (but not part of that tradition), so I have never had the mark on my forehead.0% 0 votesI was brought up to receive the ashes, but now as an adult I don't believe or bother anymore.35% 7 votes0
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I used to always get them Lord Sutch and wipe am off lol after leaving Church....I think it's a nice observance for the beginning of Lent and a great way of acknowledging our sinful nature and recommitment during the Lenten season, and the build up to Easter. Nowadays I get them and tend to leave them on, moreso because so few seem to wear them, and I feel it's more appropriate as a reminder to myself that despite change in the world I'm still a Christian and it's another small way of proclaiming the Gospel imo too in these times
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I've had ashes before. One time I received them from the RC chaplaincy at university despite the fact I'm not of that tradition. I think the message is important and I think focusing on it is important. It's important to focus on the meaning of it more than the act.
This year I probably won't, but nonetheless the idea of repentance and acknowledging the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ will be at the fore, and it should be at the fore every single day rather than merely during Lent.
Not an argument against the ashes at all, in fact it is a good idea if one focuses on the message, but a different perspective.
It's important to note that in many Anglican churches they do ashes also. Unfortunately, I don't fit the poll at all
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Dont forget an option for us Eastern Catholics and of course the Orthodox like Slav here on the forums.
The Catholic Byzantine Church here in Ireland ( www.ugcc.ie ) follow the Julian Calendar so Great lent for Byzantines doesnt start till feb 27th ( next monday ). This grieves me of course as some EC's follow Gregorian and some follow Julian. We should as one Church be celebrating one date for everything and most importantly Easter. And I look forward to the day when the EO and RC agree to celebrate one day for Easter.
Such a shame. Anyhow I'll be going to get my ashes
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