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Friday, February 27, 2009
Ashes
Although "Ashes" has a title that is fitting for the day of Ash Wednesday, I feel that it's message is basically opposite to the real meaning of Ash Wednesday. "Man, remember you are dust and unto dust you shall return." Whereas "Ashes" carries on about "rising again from the good we've failed to do." "Rising again" doesn't come from our own effort, on our own we are dust---the season of Lent is about recognizing our own weakness and our need for salvation. That's simply why I really avoid doing "Ashes." Probaby one of the songs at Church I feel most strongly about.
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Please don't forget that Lent is all about becoming better Catholics...hence the appropriateness of the remaking theme, though the only purpose the 'ourselves' serves is to provide a certain number of syllables to get the poetry right. :( Anyway, it is a pretty worthless song.
Yes, about becoming better Catholics--through Christ's redemption and remember our last end and the four last things! The great focus is on fasting, alms-giving, and prayer.
Music in the Liturgy is far more important than syllabic poetry. Songs like Ashes are worse than worthless. They skew (even if there is some way to think of it that justifies the thoughts...) what the most important aspects of our Faith and rituals are.
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