Colonel Angus wrote:
good dolphin wrote:
No, the alter is stripped and the eucharist is moved after services tonight. No music is played during the recession (happens on palm sunday as well). Veneration of the sacrament is held in many churches tonight. I follow the tradition of visiting seven churches. My path will include the traditional north side polish parishes as they have elaborate set ups that are a useful teaching tool for the kids.
What day does the fairy sprinkle black dust on your forehead?
That answer is obvious to even the most basic of intelligences: ashes are distributed on Ash Wednesday, which is the first day of Lent. The Ashes are produced at the Easter Vigil celebration on the evening of Holy Saturday. The celebration begins outside of the church, where the unused palms from Palm Sunday are lit signifying Jesus as the light of the world and a breaking of the darkness of holy week.
No shit. I was just toying w/ you.