Today is a day filled with options. The 21 day of September is both National New York Day and the Feast of Saint Matthew. This year we have a third option – an Ember Days of Autumn.
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I'm a wife, mother, grandmother and avid home cook.I believe in eating healthy whenever possible, while still managing to indulge in life's pleasures.
An Ember Days Friday in Autumn
Today’s inspiration comes from two Old School observances within the Church. It’s an Ember Days of Autumn and it’s a Friday.
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If you are going to have Pepperoni Pizza, then don’t skip on the Pepperoni. Growing up I thought there was only one kind of Pizza – Pepperoni. And there was only one place to get it – under the Red Roof of Pizza Hut.
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Once upon a time, Ember Days were meant to focus the faithful on God’s seasonal blessings. They were also days of fasting. This was during a time when a fast was a true fast. Today we know that a true fast, depriving the body of food and water is dangerously unhealthy.
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It seems as though I’ve been retired for ever. Hard to believe it’s only been seven years. Seven wonderful years. In just a few more years, all this bliss will come to an end. Why? Hubby’s retirement.
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Every September, our parish holds a three day festival. It gives us a chance to break bread as a family and have fun together. It’s about as wholesome and small town as you can get.
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Today is a very special day for those who feel a special connection to Mary. It is the Feast Day of Our Lady of Sorrow. The pain Mary must have felt watching her Son die in such a horrific way.
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This Feast Day goes by many names. It is observed in various Christian faiths outside of the Catholic Church, although its roots are purely Catholic.
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Oh how I wish I had kids in the kitchen just one more time. My babies are all grown. My great grandbaby lives up in the hills, several hour’s drive. We don’t see her precious little face nearly as often as we’d like to. When we do, it’s at a park or a restaurant since they have a house full of cats and Hubby is severely allergic.
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Today within the Catholic Church, we celebrate the Optional Memorial of the Feast of the Most Holy Name of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Wow – that’s quite the title for a optional Memorial, the lowest possible ranking for a feast.
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Recently on a warm afternoon in early September, Hubby and I walked over to the community pool. There we were joined by the usual group of retired ladies. The conversation eventually rolled around as it often does to matters of faith.
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When the first TV Dinners débuted on the food scene in 1953 it was a way to get rid of surplus turkeys. While convenient in the sense that all the little woman need do is warm it in the oven, these frozen tin trays could take upwards of an hour to cook.
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In case you haven’t noticed, I love food. So glad we have a National I Love Food Day to celebrate all the goodness of food. While we do need to eat in order to fuel the body, eating is meant to be more – it’s meant to bring joy. Why else would God have given us taste buds?
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The Torah refers to Eve as aim kol chai, “the mother of all life”. Aim is the root word of Imma or Ema, the Hebrew equivalent for mom. To restore mankind once again to a state of grace, God first needed a New Eve. She would bring forth our savior, Jesus Christ.
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Today is both the 7th day in September and the 1st Saturday of September. That means it’s New Hampshire Day and Tailgate Saturday.
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