St. Paul’s Cathedral, Birmingham, Alabama. Visiting bishop from Colombia.
I have to say that “Remember,you are dust and to dust you shall return“ uttered in a forceful, sonorous Colombian tone has a certain…
…resonance.
Hard to forget.
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Just finished up our first daily lenten reading of a chapter from your Book of Hereos (we also use the Book of Saints). This is our third year, and now the 6 year-old is picking up some of the reading. I think my husband and I enjoy it more than the kids – thanks!
Thank you!
I believe equally as powerful for me was my distributing the ashes in the words in Spanish…Arrepientete y cree en el Evangelio, or Turn away from sin and be faithful to the Gospel…It was a first for me to distribute as an Extraordinary Minister in Spanish and watching the faces of the faithful coming with looks of longing to be reminded of their frailty…Awesome
I found your renewed blog. Welcome back. Yes, the dust to dust comment does a good job bridging science and religion, if you think about it.
My pastor’s brief homily reminded us to make the most of our Lenten practices, as it could be our last Lent…