February 25, 2009

went to San Lorenzo to get ashes. This was probably my weirdest mass experience so far. San Lorenzo is run by three different tourist companies, so it's really weird to go to anyway. I don't think you can even go into the main church without paying. So anyway mass was in this little side chapel and before mass started they did some other prayer service first. I really have no idea what it was since it was in Italian. There were only three other people at mass besides the three priests. Once mass started it was pretty normal, but they did ashes really strangely. Instead of making a cross on the forehead, the priest sprinkled them in our hair. It was so bizarre.