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  • February 18, 2015 at 11:23 pm #110734
    mom3
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    I grew up in a predominantly Catholic area in California. Catholicism and it’s rituals surrounded me. Fish on Fridays, catechism, and Ash Wednesday. School was always early release so that families could attend the local parishes service. The ritual got lost for me as I grew up, we have nothing like them in our religion, yet over the years life has crept them back to me. My children’s friends observe Easter and Lenten rituals, this has dripped over to us. Last year our Easter Dinner was also a Passover dinner since they fell on similar dates.

    BCC is running a series on these traditions. I thought I’d share them with everyone here. Blessed Ash Wednesday.

    http://bycommonconsent.com/2015/02/18/shrove-tuesdayash-wednesday-2/#more-53882

    February 18, 2015 at 11:36 pm #196770
    Old-Timer
    Keymaster

    I work at a Catholic university now.

    It’s really cool to see so many people here throughout the day who went to mass on Ash Wednesday. The ash cross on their foreheads is neat to see. :thumbup:

    It kind of reminds me of the ring around my forehead when I leave the temple. 🙂

    February 19, 2015 at 9:40 am #196771
    Ann
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    I’ve always thought this was a beautiful thing.

    From Jana Riess and LDS Living:

    http://janariess.religionnews.com/2015/02/18/ash-wednesday-mormon/

    February 25, 2015 at 3:59 am #196772
    SquarePeg1971
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    February 25, 2015 at 4:02 am #196773
    SquarePeg1971
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    Old-Timer wrote:

    It kind of reminds me of the ring around my forehead when I leave the temple. 🙂

    Ha,ha… that one has me belly laughing right now!

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