Asperges

Beneath his asperges of fun-loving, and the irreverently glib playing of the fool, underneath the layers of over-eager passion and child-like innocence beat the heart of a calculating figure, but only when the situation appeared hopeless. ❋ Unknown (2010)

In Eastertide (and only during Eastertide), the Vidi Aquam ("I saw water") chant replaces the Asperges Me ("Sprinkle me") during the asperges, the traditional rite at the start of the mass when the priest splashes the congregation with holy water. ❋ Bls (2008)

There was even grafitti about the veggie; on the library door of the college that I attended, someone had written in marker, "Quand j'etais jeune, je n'aimais pas les asperges" When I was young, I didn't like asparagus. ❋ Calamity Jen (2006)

Happy Birthday Fanny, ta tarte aux asperges et au chèvre est sublime …. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Have the asparagus foam thingy asperges... or the aubergine mille feuille! ❋ Etienne (2006)

There was an autistic boy there today and he had asperges syndrome and adhd. ❋ Abutterfly (2006)

No asperges, no waft of incense; couple of altar boys chirping alleluias, then the oddest of sermons. ❋ Jamie O’Neill (2002)

Antkowa bowed down to his feet, wiping tears of rage from her eyes, and after she had poured the holy water into a chipped basin and put the asperges-brush beside it, she went out into the passage, where a few people who had come with the priest were waiting already. ❋ Else C. M. Benecke (N/A)

Before retiring to rest the house-father goes to the cowhouse with holy water and consecrated salt, asperges it from without, and then entering, sprinkles every cow. ❋ Clement A. Miles (N/A)

Then he visits the lord and lady of the manor, who are sitting at meat in their solar, and asperges them in like manner. ❋ Unknown (1892)

The Abbe then gave to Monseigneur the vessel of holy water and the asperges brush, and while he held open before him the ritual book, he threw the holy water upon the dying girl, as he read the Latin words, ❋ ��mile Zola (1871)

At the right and the left of the crucifix two large wax-tapers were burning in the silver candelabrum which had been brought up from the parlour, and there were also there the consecrated wafers, the asperges brush, an ewer of water with its basin and a napkin, and two plates of white porcelain, one of which was filled with long bits of cotton, and the other with little _cornets_ of paper. ❋ ��mile Zola (1871)

In the silver basin, above the rings of gold, the priest shook back and forth the asperges brush, and making the sign of the Cross over each one, said, "Bless, O Lord, this ring." ❋ ��mile Zola (1871)

With a slow movement, he raised three times the asperges brush, and he purified him with a gentle rain. ❋ ��mile Zola (1871)

At the Easter Sunday Solemn High Mass that evening, we offered the asperges, in which we all chanted words of remembering and renewing our baptism, and the priest sprinkled us with blessed water as a sign of Christ's sanctification of us to live out our baptismal covenant. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Member since 04-21-2006, 3: 55 AM well, as far as i know, you wont be able to get horizontal split. asperges ❋ Asperges (2010)