Today is the 5th Sunday in Lent. We are beyond the half-way point of our Lenten Journey. If you had a Complete Edition of the Sunday Missal you would see that the theme of this day is to be an optimist. Look to the future with hope. Believe in hope.
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A Laetare Sunday Walk in the Park
Easter Sunday is tied to the cycle of the moon. Ash Wednesday signals the start of the Lenten Season, 46 calendar days before Easter Sunday. Since Easter is moveable, so too is Lent. Which means Laetare Sunday is not set to a particular date but rather occures on fourth Sunday in the Lenten Cycle.
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Here we are on yet another Sunday in Lent. Remember, Sundays fall IN Lent, since it would be impossible to remove Sundays from the cycle, but they are not OF Lent. One little word can make all the difference.
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Sunday mornings are always magical for me. But even more so during this beautiful Season of Lent. There is a quiet that seems to fill my soul during this time of reflection.
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In Lent – Of Lent – what is the difference? Fridays are “Of Lent” meaning they are observed as part of the Lenten Penance, hence no meat on Fridays.
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Today is Laetare Sunday. I’ve always considered myself to be a learned Catholic, with a fairly strong grasp on Church Teachings and traditions. I will confess, I hadn’t a clue what Laetare Sunday meant until recently.
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Today marks the fifth Sunday in Lent. Only one Lenten Sunday remains, Palm Sunday to mark the start of the Holy Week before Easter.
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Welcome to the Second Sunday in Lent. Sundays fall during Lent, but they are not “of Lent” since every Sunday in considered a Mini-Easter. Catholics do not “attend” church, we Celebrate the Mass.
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Today is the first Sunday in Lent. Not of Lent, for Sundays are a celebration. The Sundays in Lent are apart from the penance of Lent. Does that make sense? Yeah, we Catholics are a complicated bunch!
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If I have said this once, I’ve said it a million times – Sundays and Roast Chicken go together like – well like peas and carrots or burgers and fires. Or better still Fish on Fridays.
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Just as the Advent Season in marked by the color Purple, so too is the Lenten Season. While purple is considered to be a symbolic color of wealth and royalty, it is also a symbol of penance, humility and a deep sorrow for Christ’s suffering on the cross.
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Today is the 4th Sunday in this year’s Lenten Season. During Lent, Sundays are exempt from all the rules of sacrifice, penance and abstinence associated with Lent. For that reason, in our house we try to make the Sundays during Lent extra special.
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Today is National Crown Pork Roast Day. Why can’t they have Crown Pork Roast Day when there are Crown Roasts for sale? I can’t remember the last time I saw one. Growing up, you could count of the butcher displaying a roast or two at Christmas Time, with those little Frill “hats” on the end.
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If this yummy Roast Chicken Supper seems familiar, you aren’t wrong. I shared it way, way back in October 2018. It was part of a nostalgic stroll through childhood memories and Sunday Suppers.
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Sundays should always be special, regardless of the seasons of the Church. Growing up, Sundays were a time for family – both immediate and extended. Family was everything. If there is one thing the Pandemic has taught us, it’s the value of family.
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