tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26883902.post5853289760104878877..comments2024-03-25T11:09:41.538-04:00Comments on a minor friar blog: Ash WednesdayBrother Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07780326836452864455noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26883902.post-82076499602046139112010-02-22T08:40:55.127-05:002010-02-22T08:40:55.127-05:00Thank you.
God bless.Thank you.<br /><br />God bless.Victor S E Moubarakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04280638667651857296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26883902.post-85888419151558727852010-02-18T01:59:23.400-05:002010-02-18T01:59:23.400-05:00Yes, indeed, may it be so! (I enjoyed the post; it...Yes, indeed, may it be so! (I enjoyed the post; it reached home.)Elizabeth Mahlouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00334700057953625321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26883902.post-22145501602301003402010-02-17T20:22:23.584-05:002010-02-17T20:22:23.584-05:00Thank you for your encouragement!Thank you for your encouragement!Brother Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07780326836452864455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26883902.post-73646770106795634052010-02-17T18:46:30.478-05:002010-02-17T18:46:30.478-05:00Thank you. I hope that you do not mind that I have...Thank you. I hope that you do not mind that I have linked to your post since I found it to be the most concise and insightful post on Ash Wednesday that I remember seeing.Raehttp://nowealthbutlife.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26883902.post-85822345693666353352010-02-17T12:37:20.899-05:002010-02-17T12:37:20.899-05:00I went to the E.F. this morning, and we lined up t...I went to the E.F. this morning, and we lined up to do the opposite of what the Gospel said before we heard it.<br /><br />That gives us a bit more plausibility when we make our excuses later ;)<br /><br />But seriously, we had a lovely mass this morning. I was able to go to confession between receiving ashes and recieving communion, I've not ever had the opportunity for confession on Ash Wednesday before. It was wonderful--better than the ashes.ben in denvernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26883902.post-59254374272498806042010-02-17T12:21:40.458-05:002010-02-17T12:21:40.458-05:00I have thought about this for quite some time. I ...I have thought about this for quite some time. I think we are NOT doing the opposite of what Jesus asks, because we haven't done it yet. Meaning, we receive the ashes on the first day of Lent, before we have really begun to fast or do severe penance. It's like all of us joining together saying, "Here we go again!" But the rest of the ride is up to us as individuals, and THIS is where we must do as Jesus commanded from here on out.<br /><br />As I type this, I'm in an office of mostly Indians (Hindus, Jains and Mohammedans) who are giving me bizarre looks as they pass by. I just smile back, but it is definitely an exercise in humility.Qualis Rexnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26883902.post-87781907102771662092010-02-17T09:49:14.904-05:002010-02-17T09:49:14.904-05:00"Rebuild my Church...""Rebuild my Church..."Brother Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07780326836452864455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26883902.post-46427414648963510672010-02-17T08:54:10.770-05:002010-02-17T08:54:10.770-05:00It is the opposite of what Jesus asks for, and yet...It is the opposite of what Jesus asks for, and yet Jesus is asking the opposite of what the prophets were told by God to tell the people.<br /><br />In this I see God's dialogue with a fallen humanity. This people honors me with their lips. God has chosen to reveal (in Christ), not only the fullness of his deity, but also to reveal to us, the very natural way in which a person, deeply wounded by our sins would speak. I asked you to do this. And in watching how you responded to me, I say, no, do not do this, if that is how you do these things. <br /><br />The liturgy of the hours office-of-readings, has that reading from Isaiah where it talks about the true fasting being to feed the hungry, to bring justice to the oppressed, and to seek restoration of the breach:<br /><br />"You will rebuild the ancient ruins,<br />build up on the old foundations.<br />You will be called ‘Breach-mender’,<br />‘Restorer of ruined houses.’"<br /><br />As a Franciscan, I cannot help but see that Francis is one of these Breach-menders. May we go and do likewise.<br /><br />WarrenWarrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053407632823479165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26883902.post-171346891058285062010-02-17T08:15:57.529-05:002010-02-17T08:15:57.529-05:00Thanks for this Brother Charles. I had this exact ...Thanks for this Brother Charles. I had this exact thought this morning- if God is telling us to wash our faces and keep secret our prayer and good works, why are we lining up to have dirt put on our foreheads? Thanks for answering the question.<br />Have a blessed Lent!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15124468084334204166noreply@blogger.com