My priest was very heavy handed with the ashes today.

[vicky]

As he told me "repent and believe in the Gospel," he pressed his thumb into my forehead like he was exorcising a demon.


It felt very, very weird.

[sewpinkgal]

Wow. Heavy handed indeed!

[Deleted]

See, this is why I'm Baptist. No ashes and no repenting. All you need is a checkbook!

[thebamker]

LMAO! I'm dying over here. lololol!

[Deleted]

LOL. We had a nun in high school that would put a cross across your entire forehead. The freshman were always made to go to her. Lenten hazzing at it's finest!

[Deleted]

Feb 13, 2013 15:30:44 GMT -5 @bettyhomewrecker33 said:

See, this is why I'm Baptist. No ashes and no repenting. All you need is a checkbook!

And a good mayonnaise-based and/or cream of crap casserole recipe. Man, I love Baptist pot-lucks.

[soozy87]

Take that as a hint.

[Deleted]

LOL

[hisno1girl]

As long as he didn't slap your forehead and scream, "The Power of Christ compels you!" I think you're okay.

The ashes really stand out on my husband's forehead because of his milky white complexion.

I'll take a heavy hand of ashes over a heavy handed holy water sprinkling. Our priest makes no secret of the pleasure he gets in sprinkling (read: SOAKING) us with holy water. He doesn't have an aspergillum for sprinkling, he uses a bundle of some sort of twigs or leaves or something and he goes to town with that thing. If he gets you in the face, you will have water pouring and dripping off your face. It really looks like you were hit with a water balloon.

[pantsparty]

REPENT! LOL! I am dying.

[cleo29]

Maybe he's a lurker and knows about the cupcake lady.

[thebamker]

Feb 13, 2013 15:48:55 GMT -5 hisno1girl said:

As long as he didn't slap your forehead and scream, "The Power of Christ compels you!" I think you're okay.

The ashes really stand out on my husband's forehead because of his milky white complexion.

I'll take a heavy hand of ashes over a heavy handed holy water sprinkling. Our priest makes no secret of the pleasure he gets in sprinkling (read: SOAKING) us with holy water. He doesn't have an aspergillum for sprinkling, he uses a bundle of some sort of twigs or leaves or something and he goes to town with that thing. If he gets you in the face, you will have water pouring and dripping off your face. It really looks like you were hit with a water balloon.

this is hilarious!

[pedanticwench]

I don't want to feed it, but I'm scratching my head at soozy's response.

Then again, that's what I usually do when it comes to soozy's responses.

[Deleted]

one year, i was so heavily ashed that i had to break out the visine halfway through the day because the flaking ash was irritating my eyes.

[hisno1girl]

Feb 13, 2013 15:53:07 GMT -5 thebamker said:

Feb 13, 2013 15:48:55 GMT -5 hisno1girl said:

As long as he didn't slap your forehead and scream, "The Power of Christ compels you!" I think you're okay.

The ashes really stand out on my husband's forehead because of his milky white complexion.

I'll take a heavy hand of ashes over a heavy handed holy water sprinkling. Our priest makes no secret of the pleasure he gets in sprinkling (read: SOAKING) us with holy water. He doesn't have an aspergillum for sprinkling, he uses a bundle of some sort of twigs or leaves or something and he goes to town with that thing. If he gets you in the face, you will have water pouring and dripping off your face. It really looks like you were hit with a water balloon.

this is hilarious!

People already know to take their glasses of when he comes around. We try to sit next to someone with a little baby because he won't soak a baby.

[vicky]

I'm like... Okay? I'll say an extra rosary tonight! I promise, I'll go to Mass more often! I'll fast on Fridays, I swear! *whimper*

[cleo29]

This shows you had a Catholic I have become. I was running an errand this morning which took me by a Catholic church and I thought, "Wow, the church is packed and on a Wednesday!" and then is dawned on me that it's Ash Wednesday.

[thebamker]

Feb 13, 2013 15:57:01 GMT -5 hisno1girl said:

Feb 13, 2013 15:53:07 GMT -5 thebamker said:

this is hilarious!

People already know to take their glasses of when he comes around. We try to sit next to someone with a little baby because he won't soak a baby.

haha!  My brother was going around 'blessing' people on time and he turned to the area where the musicians were standing and saw the look of horror on their faces.  They were all slow motion "noooooooooooooo" because he was about to drench their wood instuments.  He said he couldn't stop laughing when he thought about their faces for the rest of mass.

[vicky]

Feb 13, 2013 15:43:06 GMT -5 soozy87 said:

Take that as a hint.

[emsumm]

Lolol at your expression. Did he make a cross?

[MWOS]

Were you laughing at Pope jokes the other day???