Hi Salvation, I have an Ash Wednesday question. I am being told this:
....when you pray, go to your inner room, close the door, and pray to your Father in secret.
But here I am sitting at my desk at work, getting all sorts of comments about the ashes on my forehead. I feel like I'm showing off, even tho I just quietly slipped away for a noon mass without any comment or fanfare. How do I reconcile this?
Explain the ashes -- the scripture about sitting in ashes is an OT reading. Then that it is a way that Catholics start Lent.
And then invite them to further conversation -- off company time if they want to know more. Maybe even invite them to go with you to Mass during Lent.