O my Jesus, on this the last Friday of the Lenten Season
As we prepare ourselves for the Most Holy Week
I surrender myself to You and to Your will in all things.
Amen.
Category: Lenten Fish
The 5th Friday of Lent and an Amazing Supper
Lord, open my lips
And my mouth shall proclaim Your praise.
For the Lord is good and His love endures forever;
His faithfulness continues through all generations.
Psalm 100:5
Florentine Inspirations and the First Friday of Lent
Today is the first Friday of the Lenten Season. Lent is a special time of prayer, penance, sacrifice and good works in preparation of the celebration of Easter. It is a time of renewal and rebirth.
Continue reading “Florentine Inspirations and the First Friday of Lent”Ember Friday and the 2nd Friday of Lent
Today is the second Friday of Lent and the first Friday following the first Sunday of Lent. That would mean it’s an Ember Days Friday, too. So confusing. Bottom line is it’s a day of Abstinence within the Universal Catholic Church. It means no meat today. It is also a celebration of Spring with Ember Days of Lent.
Continue reading “Ember Friday and the 2nd Friday of Lent”Welcome to the First Friday of Lent
The countdown has begun. Today is the First Friday of Lent. Catholics across the globe have begun the discipline of Lenten Fridays, fasting, penance and personal sacrifice.
Continue reading “Welcome to the First Friday of Lent”Sautéed Tilapia with Lemon-Caper Pan Sauce
You learn something new every day. I was about to tell you that this is the 5th Friday of Lent, but I would have been wrong. Sure, it’s the 5th Friday after Ash Wednesday, but apparently when counting Lenten Fridays, that first one doesn’t count because it is not preceded by a Sunday of Lent. Do you have a headache now? So confusing.
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First Friday of Lent and National Tartar Sauce Day
Today is National Tartar Sauce Day and the first Friday of the Lenten Season – how convenient. Let’s face it, you don’t have to be Catholic to appreciate a good Tartar Sauce, right?
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Italian Lemon Grilled Tilapia Piccata
Didn’t I tell you Italy has some of the best Lenten Dishing going? I love Piccata. I first fell in love with Veal Piccata, then perfected my own take on Chicken Piccata. At Christmas, one of our favorites is Dover Sole Piccata. I’ve even made my Pork Piccata the star of a six course Italian Supper.
Not My Mother’s Friday Night Fish Sticks
Today is day twenty-one of the Lenten Season, the forth Friday of Lent. I cannot think of Lenten Fridays without remembering those torturous Friday nights of my youth.
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