Pax Christi & Christian CND Ash Wednesday Liturgy of Repentance & Resistance at the Ministry of Defence against nuclear weapons
Pax Christi and Christian CND have held an Ash Wednesday Liturgy of Repentance and Resistance at the Ministry of Defence in protest against the continued reliance on nuclear weapons every year since 1982. Around 70 Christians, including members of Catholic Peace Action attended, forming a circle in Embankment gardens where sticks of charcoal were blessed and the heads of those taking part marked with a cross of ashes. The group then processed to the Old War Office for a short service there, where black and purple ribbons were tied to a white cross while prayers were said for those killed in wars. The group then processed to the front of the Ministry of Defence, closed off by barriers and with a strong police and security presence. Here there was a longer service, in which sackcloth was laid on the pavement and the letters R E P E N T marked out on it with ashes. Others taking part came and added more ashes.
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Location: Ministry of Defence, Horseguards Avenue, Whitehall, London, England, UK
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