Ash Wednesday at KU

This was an exciting day as always, at KU. So many students come for Ash Wednesday who do not normally come to Sunday Mass. This is in part because so many students travel on the weekends, but also because Ash Wednesday is for some reasons that are constantly under scrutiny a 'can't miss' event for Catholics. At any rate, I do look forward to seeing what the day will bring. We had a big crowd for the 8am Mass, and then not as big of a crowd at Danforth chapel on campus at noon. The big benefit of being at Danforth was the exposure of getting the priests on campus and making everyone wonder - what's going on over there! The 5:15pm Mass at St. Lawrence was jam-packed. More people standing than sitting. Ash Wednesday never fails. It is as predictably packed as Easter and Christmas. Go figure. But it's great! Thanks be to God for bringing so many Catholics to St. Lawrence today. May today's services bear fruit in eternity! +m