More Protestants turn to Ash Wednesday

Chron ^ | February 6, 2008 | RICHARD VARA

[AnAmericanMother]

Well, their anti-Catholicism was different from the mid-Atlantic anti-Catholicism, which in its turn was different from the Know-Nothings, or the 1840s reaction in the Northeast, or the Civil War disturbances in NYC . . . .

. . . . not to mention the mainline Anglican anti-Catholicism which was nourished right through Victorian times by such otherwise admirable men as Charles Kingsley. . . . his public and disgraceful correspondence with Cardinal Newman makes the Puritans look like models of charm and decorum by comparison . . . .

. . . . I can only conclude that there was a lot of it going round, and we can't blame it all on the Puritans! They hated Anglicans, too, after all!

[TradicalRC]

When I saw the headline, I thought judgment had come on a segment of Christians, reducing us to ash!

No. That would have read: "More Protestants are turning to Ash, Wednesday", but if you'll notice, no comma.

[TradicalRC]

I’m also not aware of the practice in the New Testament.

20 Then Jesus began to denounce the cities in which most of his miracles had been performed, because they did not repent. 21 "Woe to you, Korazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! If the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. 22 But I tell you, it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you.
-Matthew 11:20-22

4 Jesus answered, "It is written: 'Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.'"
-Matthew 4:4

[bonfire]

Lutheran and Epis. Maybe Methodists, not sure.

[Manfred the Wonder Dawg]

Thanks for the clarification. With so much poor grammar in the news media, I didn’t want to assume anything.

Romans 5:1 Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:
2 By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
3 And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;
4 And patience, experience; and experience, hope:
5 And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.

[Zuriel]

Thanks for that passage. Looks like a another example of where great conviction would cause great humbling and repentance.

I reminded of Ninevah’s repentance, where the king SAT in ashes, man and beast were covered with sackcloth, an they cried mightily to God. Do you folks sit in ashes as well?

I’m curious to the sackcloth matter. Is there a site showing some of your persuasion wearing it?

**..every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”**

[TradicalRC]

I reminded of Ninevah’s repentance, where the king SAT in ashes, man and beast were covered with sackcloth, an they cried mightily to God. Do you folks sit in ashes as well?

Ah yes. 39 He answered, "A wicked and adulterous generation asks for a miraculous sign! But none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.
-Matthew 12:39

Do you folks sit in ashes as well?

On it maybe, not IN it.

I’m curious to the sackcloth matter. Is there a site showing some of your persuasion wearing it?

Hair shirts (the equivalent of sackcloth) was popular during medeival times. It is somewhat out of favor these days. Nevertheless, we do Ash Wednesday, do you folks ignore the Scriptures completely when it suits you? How does it work exactly?

**..every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”**

Do I detect a Phariseeical approach to Scripture?

[Zuriel]

You’re the one that brought up Matt. 4:4.

**Hair shirts (the equivalent of sackcloth)was popular during medeival times. It is somewhat out of favor these days.**

As must be the rending of clothes, for I haven’t noticed any Catholics or Proddies doing those rituals. And that is my point: Those things witnessed in scripture were done in great conviction and outcrying to God for deliverance. There was dramatic change if their life. It was not some vain yearly ritual.

All of my life I’ve lived and worked around people that observed the ash ritual, and it really showed no dramatic change in their daily walk.

[TradicalRC]

All of my life I’ve lived and worked around people that observed the ash ritual, and it really showed no dramatic change in their daily walk.

I've met many Protestant and non-denominational Christians who say Jesus is their personal savior and then act no different from secularists in their mores.

[Zuriel]

So true. Not all that say, Lord, Lord, shall enter in. Because he never knew them. That will be quite a shock.