Wednesday, February 6, 2008

Ashes

I saw him on campus this morning, before classes started. A brave young man -- he looked like just a freshman -- wore his ashes to school. My own church's service was not until this evening, so I didn't have to test my own boldness; not today.
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3 comments:

jo(e) said...

I live in a heavily Catholic community so I saw lots of ashes yesterday.

Ash Wednesday came so early this year!

February 7, 2008 at 5:47 AM
Gawdess said...

I have been in the house too much lately to see anything like this - but it did occur to me that with all the tatoos and piercings that so many people have today - this doesn't strike me as "out there" :)

February 7, 2008 at 6:42 AM
concretegodmother said...

ash wednesday did come quite early this year, but as our priest reminded us, so, too, will easter. (of course, for us in the school community, it means spring break comes in march, which leaves april and most of may with no breaks -- gah!)

well, gawdess, i can understand your being in the house a lot; you live in colder parts! but that's a good point about overt bodily decoration. somehow, though, when faith/religion is involved, it seems to require an extra measure of boldness -- for many, anyway (i think especially for high-schoolers who are supremely interested in their social standing). i was pretty proud of that kid. i think i managed to go nearly twenty years without seeing an ashen cross on a forehead...but then perhaps that's just because i didn't know to look for it yet.

February 7, 2008 at 8:43 PM

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