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Today Lauren's thumb will be black with ash<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

Today is Lauren Winner\u2019s first Ash Wednesday as an Episcopal priest, and she\u2019ll be standing on a public street corner, imposing ashes on willing passersby. More interesting, however, than the fact that she\u2019s doing this, is why<\/em> she\u2019s doing it.<\/p>\n

This year, I will be joining many Episcopal priests in taking the public witness of Ash Wednesday one step further. On Wednesday, my colleague Catherine Caimano and I will put on cassocks and surplices, and go to a corner near Duke University Hospital with small containers of ashes and copies of a litany of repentance from the Book of Common Prayer. We will offer \u201cthe imposition of ashes\u201d to people in the street.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

READ THE REST:\u00a0Religion News Service | Why Ash Wednesday belongs out of the church and out on the streets<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today is Lauren Winner\u2019s first Ash Wednesday as an Episcopal priest, and she\u2019ll be standing on a public street corner, imposing ashes on willing passersby. More interesting, however, than the fact that she\u2019s doing this, is why she\u2019s doing it. 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