When I was in second grade, I knew I wasn’t Catholic because I could have a sticky bun before going to church while my best friend Peggy could not. Peggy told me it was a sin to eat a sticky…
told me it was a sin to eat a sticky bun before church. She wasn’t sure if it was a mortal or a venial sin, but it was sin nevertheless, and there were serious consequences.
Now, as a Catholic myself in my 70’s, I know my sin to be something other than eating a sticky bun before church or missing an occasional Sunday liturgy. I have made a myriad of mistakes, coughed up countless apologies, collected a few regrets, and am keenly aware of personality flaws that limit my generosity of time and treasure.
The Gospel passage for Ash Wednesday contains the following commentary that might be applied to wearing ashes on our foreheads throughout the day on Wednesday: “When you fast, do not look gloomy like the hypocrites. … 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” .
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