A terrific new resource that could help you think through language and imagery for baptism (to which the Ash Wednesday rite is directly related) is I Belong to God, a study guide for "By Water and the Spirit" (our official teaching on baptism) for intergenerational study settings, including small children. Use language and imagery that children will understand, to be sure. Children get this!Īvoid any "dumbing down" of the ritual, either in terms of ritual action (doing something different for children than for adults) or in terms of the explanations involved. The symbols involved are basic and very tangible. Ash Wednesday can be among the most accessible of rituals in our liturgy for children and their families, IF it's not handled in a "stuffy" or overly formalistic way.
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