tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post2251334131792030775..comments2023-12-16T16:17:43.886+00:00Comments on Fr Ray Blake's Blog: Ashes and AnnointingsFr Ray Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05584140126211527252noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-82833652923517783272014-03-05T14:50:13.288+00:002014-03-05T14:50:13.288+00:00Good to see you back Father, I have missed reading...Good to see you back Father, I have missed reading your blog.Chrissyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05569570009810182519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-22955280645149837922014-03-05T05:43:15.934+00:002014-03-05T05:43:15.934+00:00Nothing terrible in the puns, Liam. It's a tri...Nothing terrible in the puns, Liam. It's a triumph of Tradition, that if crashed on the internet freeways of perdition (barring the soul-saving pitt-stops of Fr Ray, Fr Dickson, Fr Hunwicke, and the dear Fathers of Golgotha monastery, and dear Bones et al (even the rather excoriating Mundabor), we terminator-like, crawl to the nearest CC and get ash-tagged anyway.<br />-<br />In one of Benedict's books - the first of the Trilogy I think, he recalls how the 'tav' or cross on the foreheads of penitents showed them to belong to the Lord (OT), much like the blood of the lamb on the doorpost at passover.Our Lady of Good Success-pray for us.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14746510579669229511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-36477378143880305602014-03-04T18:22:08.187+00:002014-03-04T18:22:08.187+00:00Welcome back, Father Ray.Welcome back, Father Ray.Newefpastoremeritushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00855550034370150805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-82225213824395745432014-03-04T17:31:56.007+00:002014-03-04T17:31:56.007+00:00So very good to have you back, Father. Marvellous ...So very good to have you back, Father. Marvellous piece too.<br />I suppose this is the reason why we Christians, whether crashed on the internet's information highway or no, will be 'ash-tagged' tomorrow and twittering away with trending hope. (Forgive the terrible puns.) Liam Ronanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01376666519733160167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-71541679383647696562014-03-04T16:09:01.430+00:002014-03-04T16:09:01.430+00:00Welcome back Father Ray,our therapy has been sever...Welcome back Father Ray,our therapy has been severely interrupted.<br /><br />Very interesting article Father,I never gave the symbolism much thought but we were taught as infants that in the "Good old Days' penitents were obliged to stand outside the Church with ashes on their heads,we were greatly relieved that that rule had changed and we were only had to have a small cross on our foreheads.nickbrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18412418782531527758noreply@blogger.com