Blessed are they who follow the law of the Lord
Today is the final Ember Days of Spring. Spring, a time of renewal. A time of growth. A time to draw ever closer to God.
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Ember Days of Spring and Lenten Fridays
Ember Days of Spring makes me think America the Beautiful. But that’s a whole other subject, right? Today is both an Ember Days of Spring and the second Friday of Lent.
Continue reading “Ember Days of Spring and Lenten Fridays”Ember Days, Minnesota and Burgers
Show us, O Lord, the light of Your kindness
Today is the first of three Ember Days of Spring or the Lenten Season. These are days of old, no longer held in the same high regard as before. They were observed as days of fasting and abstinence. The Ember Days of Spring are movable; as they are observed on the first Wednesday, Friday and Saturday following Ash Wednesday.
Continue reading “Ember Days, Minnesota and Burgers”Celebrating the First Mini-Easter in Lent
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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This is not our First Friday of Lent together. We’ve shared four others at Rosemarie’s Kitchen. That said, this First Friday of Lent is different in that it’s the first time we’ve shared a bowl of soup.
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Today is Ash Wednesday. It’s one of those movable dates, as is Easter and Palm Sunday. To calculate Ash Wednesday, first you need to figure out Easter, then work backwards.
Continue reading “The Importance of Today”Good Morning Saint Bernadette
While today is not the official Feast Day of Saint Bernadette, it holds great significance, especially in France. In many ways, you could say that Saint Bernadette has two feast days.
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Today is the Feast Day of Our Lady of Lourdes. I love that it falls on a Saturday this year. More on why later.
Continue reading “Our Lady of Lourdes Pray for Us”Presentation in Faith
Today’s Feast within the Church is known by many names. Most common are Candlemas or The Presentation of the Lord. According to Jewish law, the firstborn male child of any union belonged to God in a unique way.
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Today is the Feast Day of Saint Thomas Aquinas. Of all the saints, he is one of my favorite. It isn’t so much what he did with his life as what he left to the world. His teachings. His writings. Most of all, his inspiration.
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God truly is amazing. He sees beyond what we can comprehend. He knew, before the creation of Adam and Eve that people would falter and fail. So it was that He had a plan.
Continue reading “A Feast of Conversion”A Feast for Our Lady of Altagracia
The Feast Day of Our Lady of Altagracia, the Protector of the hearts of the Dominican People, centers around an image of our Blessed Mother. There are two different stories about the painting. One is boring, and probable the truth. The other requires faith to except.
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As I sit all cozy in my home, cup of coffee in one hand, I take a moment to reflect on this year thus far. And to remember to thank God. Sometimes we say thank you for the little things. Other times we realize just how blessed we truly are.
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Welcome to the first Friday the 13th of the New Year. It’s not just any Friday the 13th, but the very first one. And that makes it special. This day must have been created with our elected officials in mind.
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Welcome to the second Sunday of the New Year. This is a very special Sunday indeed. Yes, it is the Lord’s Day, and that is always special. But it is also the first Sunday following the Epiphany, January 6.
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