Those of you that know me, know that I'm Catholic. However, those that know me well know that I'm not a practicing Catholic. Regardless, a group of us decided to check out the mass at the cathedral in Sevilla tonight for Ash Wednesday. Didn't understand a thing they said, but it was a typical Catholic mass. I'm still able to appreciate everything that Catholicism has to offer, even if I don't accept the bread and blood of Christ, or participate in other traditions while I'm there. Now I can say I've been to a Catholic mass in Spain, pretty cool. The cathedral is beautiful inside, it was my first time inside since I've been here. Here, they put the ashes on the very top of your head (so now it's all over my hair) instead of
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