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What is up with the celebs/ tv figures with ashes on their head
Posted on 3/6/25 at 11:32 am
Posted on 3/6/25 at 11:32 am
yes I know yesterday was Ash Wednesday but this seems to be the first year that I have seen like everyone in the media with it.
Also originally it was just sprinkled on the head so it was not a visible sign.
This all reminds me of Matthew 6: 16 - 18 as they are all hypocritical
Also originally it was just sprinkled on the head so it was not a visible sign.
This all reminds me of Matthew 6: 16 - 18 as they are all hypocritical
quote:
16 “When you fast, do not look somber as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces to show others they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. 17But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face, 18so that it will not be obvious to others that you are fasting, but only to your Father, who is unseen; and your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
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Posted on 3/6/25 at 11:35 am to AubieinNC2009
they're signaling that their radical leftist ideology will leave them in the ash heap of history
Posted on 3/6/25 at 11:36 am to AubieinNC2009
I am not Catholic, but I am 61 years old and have seen the symbolic ash cross on my friends' foreheads for as many of those years as I am able to remember. Certainly back into the 1960s.
Thinking back to my childhood, I seem to remember that my Latino friends often just had a smudge of ash, while my Anglo friends more often had the cross. I wonder if the Church has an actual policy on this or if it is just cultural.
I also remember thinking how unusual it was that my Catholic friends got up and went to church BEFORE SCHOOL one Wednesday per year.
Thinking back to my childhood, I seem to remember that my Latino friends often just had a smudge of ash, while my Anglo friends more often had the cross. I wonder if the Church has an actual policy on this or if it is just cultural.
I also remember thinking how unusual it was that my Catholic friends got up and went to church BEFORE SCHOOL one Wednesday per year.
This post was edited on 3/6/25 at 11:56 am
Posted on 3/6/25 at 11:36 am to AubieinNC2009
I mean don't you get it? Catholicism is like the fake Christianity. It is what it is. It's a fake way to claim you have morals.
Posted on 3/6/25 at 11:37 am to AubieinNC2009
First time in last 5 years your house won't be raided because you are catholic, so people are more open about itt.
Posted on 3/6/25 at 11:38 am to AubieinNC2009
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Matthew 6: 16 - 18
Posted on 3/6/25 at 11:39 am to AubieinNC2009
While Ashes are not technically fasting. There is a difference between having ashes on your forehead during a previously scheduled interview ie. Mark Rubio, and going out of your way to virtue signal that you are Catholic. You should be proud to be Catholic year round!
This post was edited on 3/6/25 at 11:48 am
Posted on 3/6/25 at 11:45 am to AubieinNC2009
I've noticed it too. Maybe it's just coincidence.
The more cynical part of me thinks that it's an effort of media/celebrities to ride the vibe shift a little after a pretty long period of being more openly hostile toward traditional/religious values.
The more cynical part of me thinks that it's an effort of media/celebrities to ride the vibe shift a little after a pretty long period of being more openly hostile toward traditional/religious values.
Posted on 3/6/25 at 11:46 am to AubieinNC2009
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Also originally it was just sprinkled on the head so it was not a visible sign.
Since when?
Posted on 3/6/25 at 11:48 am to AubieinNC2009
No fear of being cancelled for showing it
It’s a good thing. Don’t overthink it
It’s a good thing. Don’t overthink it
Posted on 3/6/25 at 11:51 am to AubieinNC2009
quote:Just did some reading.
originally it was just sprinkled on the head so it was not a visible sign.
If we define "originally" as being 1000-1500 years ago, the ashes were "originally" sprinkled on the head of males, but marked upon the forehead of females because they traditionally wore head coverings.
Posted on 3/6/25 at 11:52 am to AubieinNC2009
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quote:This all reminds me of Matthew 6: 16 - 18 as they are all hypocritical
16 “When you fast, do not look somber as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces to show others they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. 17But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face, 18so that it will not be obvious to others that you are fasting, but only to your Father, who is unseen; and your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
That was actually the Gospel read at Ash Wednesday mass.
Posted on 3/6/25 at 11:54 am to AubieinNC2009
It's a custom/tradition that became a formal activity about 1,000 years ago. While I don't see a problem with using ashes to signify repentance of sin (it's a practice that went back to the Old Testament), I don't personally like the use of "holy days" for formal religious observance and practice. The Scriptures give us one holy day--the Lord's Day--which is celebrated 52 times per year.
Posted on 3/6/25 at 11:54 am to Bigbro24
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Catholicism is like the first Christian religion
Almost got it right the first time.
Posted on 3/6/25 at 11:55 am to Y.A. Tittle
Went yesterday and wiped off ashes on the way out of the Church. And yes Mathew’s gospel is and was a Dichotomy.
Posted on 3/6/25 at 11:56 am to AubieinNC2009
There’s the possibility that the existence of President Trump has converted some people. They may believe he’s the antichrist.
Perhaps that’s a remote possibility, but it crossed my mind.
Perhaps that’s a remote possibility, but it crossed my mind.
Posted on 3/6/25 at 11:58 am to AubieinNC2009
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What is up with the celebs/ tv figures with ashes on their head
What’s up with Ash Wednesday?
Go back to your basement
Posted on 3/6/25 at 12:03 pm to Bigbro24
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I mean don't you get it? Catholicism is like the fake Christianity. It is what it is. It's a fake way to claim you have morals.
People on here do realize that there are Protestant denominations that do ashes on their foreheads on Ash Wednesday, too...right?
Posted on 3/6/25 at 12:04 pm to FooManChoo
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I don't personally like the use of "holy days" for formal religious observance and practice. The Scriptures give us one holy day--the Lord's Day--which is celebrated 52 times per year.
Heaven forbid you go to church more than you have to. Don’t go out of your way for the guy who died on the cross. It’s not like he went out of the way for you, right? We’re only talking eternal life here, so no big deal.
This post was edited on 3/6/25 at 12:05 pm
Posted on 3/6/25 at 12:06 pm to madmaxvol
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People on here do realize that there are Protestant denominations that do ashes on their foreheads on Ash Wednesday, too...right?
Don’t let the anti-Catholics know. They’re on a roll.
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