From American Conservative - (Rod Dreher)I am strongly inclined to disagree with the traditionalists here, for reasons I’ll get to in a moment. What holds me back fully is that the image of a man dressed like a giant asparagus, participating in the church procession, does make it seem more like an asparagus growers’ promotion.
But leave that clown out, and, well, what’s the big deal? Why should we not ask God’s blessing on our crops, especially one that is so important to the local people within the cathedral’s parish? In south Louisiana fishing communities, Catholic priests bless the shrimp boats on the first day of the season. This sort of thing strikes me as very traditional, very medieval.
The Archbishop Cranmer Blog disagrees. This is a very fine rant. Excerpt:
More here-
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/dreher/the-anglican-blessing-of-the-asparagus/
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