Posted on 02/17/2010 7:53:05 AM PST by Bean Counter
BINGO!
Seems much darker than the ash I usually see real Catholics wearing.
Can’t resist it.
“For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until He comes. Therefore whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner, shall be guilty of the body and the blood of the Lord.”
“But a man must examine himself, and in so doing he is to eat of the bread and drink of the cup. For he who eats and drinks, eats and drinks judgment to himself if he does not judge the body rightly. For this reason many among you are weak and sick, and a number sleep.”
I always get so irritated when people get mad “the church” is denying Catholics communion. It’s very clear in scripture that if you partake and you are not right with God you are causing yourself terrible harm.
If the opinion of most studied theologians says, this is murder, and you ignore it because you think you know more about biblical theology and don’t agree - you are drinking judgement, or as it says in the King James, damnation unto yourself.
Gospel
Mt 6:1-6, 16-18
Jesus said to his disciples:
“Take care not to perform righteous deeds
in order that people may see them;
otherwise, you will have no recompense from your heavenly Father.
When you give alms,
do not blow a trumpet before you,
as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets
to win the praise of others.
Amen, I say to you,
they have received their reward.
But when you give alms,
do not let your left hand know what your right is doing,
so that your almsgiving may be secret.
And your Father who sees in secret will repay you.
“When you pray,
do not be like the hypocrites,
who love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on street corners
so that others may see them.
Amen, I say to you,
they have received their reward.
But when you pray, go to your inner room,
close the door, and pray to your Father in secret.
And your Father who sees in secret will repay you.
“When you fast,
do not look gloomy like the hypocrites.
They neglect their appearance,
so that they may appear to others to be fasting.
Amen, I say to you, they have received their reward.
But when you fast,
anoint your head and wash your face,
so that you may not appear to be fasting,
except to your Father who is hidden.
And your Father who sees what is hidden will repay you.”
Jesus said to his disciples:
“Take care not to perform righteous deeds
in order that people may see them;
otherwise, you will have no recompense from your heavenly Father.
When you give alms,
do not blow a trumpet before you,
as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets
to win the praise of others.
Amen, I say to you,
they have received their reward.
But when you give alms,
do not let your left hand know what your right is doing,
so that your almsgiving may be secret.
And your Father who sees in secret will repay you.
“When you pray,
do not be like the hypocrites,
who love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on street corners
so that others may see them.
Amen, I say to you,
they have received their reward.
But when you pray, go to your inner room,
close the door, and pray to your Father in secret.
And your Father who sees in secret will repay you.
“When you fast,
do not look gloomy like the hypocrites.
They neglect their appearance,
so that they may appear to others to be fasting.
Amen, I say to you, they have received their reward.
But when you fast,
anoint your head and wash your face,
so that you may not appear to be fasting,
except to your Father who is hidden.
And your Father who sees what is hidden will repay you.”
Wipe your forehead, Biden.
heh heh ... I guess I should’ve scrolled all the way down before posting.
Great minds and all that.
YELP...Or attend a service on Wednesday evening, like many others do.....OTOH it does open up conversation on “Why is your face dirty, Dirty Joe?”
Isaiah 5:20 (English Standard Version)
20Woe to(A) those who call evil good
and good evil,
(B) who put darkness for light
and light for darkness,
who put bitter for sweet
and sweet for bitter!
This is our ‘press’ today.
Could be said of a large number of our congress critters, too.
Even some Methodist celebrate Ash Wednesday with ashes from the previous Palm Sunday.
No kidding. Stop showing off.
HMMM maybe Coulter’s calling him a drunken Irishman has a basis to it? Did Joe fall down again?
same here
not one person I know is better off than they were 4 years ago and yet we have the white house saying we were living in dire times back then.
It just amazes me that they say this and the media defend them , never question then and then we’re sitting here thinking what the hell are they on about, they have lost touch with normal folks.
It’s like they’re saying, ignore what you’re feeling or your money situation and believe us we know better than you.
It’s sort of like seeing phony bow to the Saudi king and then the media tells us he never.
The media wonder why we have no respect for them and I say we as most I know now think the media tell lies all the time and have a agenda to get their people elected
Biden is a pharisee.
Thanks for today;s Gospel reading, Biden didn’t pay any attention...
If her were actually Catholic instead of a CINO , I’d say it was ashes.
F = forehead?
Yep
That’s pretty funny.
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