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Post-Catholic Ireland? |
| Published: February 10, 2008, 4:47 am |
| Tags: lent, general bloggery, ash wednesday, the black spot |
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The term post-Catholic Ireland is one that is frequently used to describe the death of Catholicism. It would seem though that the epitaph may have been written too soon. Attending Mass this morning to mark Ash Wednesday, I could not help but be struck by the numbers in attendance. There was not even standing room.Any Catholics reading this site will be familiar with the 'turkey-and-ham' Catholics who turn up for Mass on Christmas Day and are never seen again until the following year. Christmas Mass is part of the festive season. What struck me most about Ash Wednesday is that it is entirely voluntary; people allow themselves to be marked with ashes and humbled by the line: Remember you are dust and on to dust you shall return. This morning's demonstration of faith had...Ash Wednesday and the 47 days of lent detriusRambling Man The Rambling ManSee 0 more posts on this topic: Ash Wednesday, Skipping Sundays, Including Ash, Counted Including, Ash [ Full article ] |
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