Today is the first Friday following Pentecost Sunday. It is the second of three Ember Days of Summer. Ember Days are an opportunity to give thanks to God. Thanks for all He has created.
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Welcome to the First Ember Days of Pentecost
Here we are, at the first Wednesday following Pentecost Sunday. This is the first of three days that make up Pentecost or Summer Ember Days. The focus of Ember Days is to give thanks. In the summer we are thankful for the harvest of wheat. Without wheat, there could be no Eucharistic Mass.
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Pentecost Sunday is the last day of the Easter Season. Tomorrow we begin second phase of Ordinary Times. The Church calendar begins on the First Sunday of Advent, four Sundays before Christmas. Advent Season marks the start of a new Church year and is the first Major Season of the cycle. It is followed by Christmas, the second Major Season. The third is Lent, and the last of the four seasons is Easter. Between the Major Seasons are Ordinary Times.
Continue reading “Pentecost Sunday – Alleluia!”Spicy Shrimp Ramen
Hello and welcome to the first Friday in June. In case you didn’t know, today is National Doughnut Day. So why aren’t we making doughnuts? Really? Because the doughnut shop up the street is rated as one of the best in the country. Much easier.
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There is a connection between cousins. Your parents are siblings, which is as close as you can get. So cousins are siblings too, once removed. More about that in a moment.
Continue reading “That Special Bond Between Cousins”Coq au Vin and Saint Joan of Arc
Today is Coq au Vin Day. Tomorrow is the Feast Day of Saint Joan of Arc. Coq au Vin is a French Classic. And Joan of Arc is the stuff of legends. It seems only fitting to bring these two celebrations together in one amazing supper.
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Today marks forty days since we celebrated Easter. Forth Days – the number of days God made it rain. Forty Days past before Noah opened the window of the ark he had made. Moses was on the mountain Forty Days and returned with the 10 Commandments. Christ fasted in the wilderness for Forty Days. Forty Days holds great meaning.
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Today is the Feast Day of Our Lady of Fatima. It marks the first of six monthly appearances of our Blessed Mother to three young children in Portugal. She came to the world during a time of war and upheaval. She promised peace while predicting future wars far worse than the Great War.
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May 1st is a very strange day, historically torn in different directions. It is the mid-way point between Spring and Summer. It is International Workers Day, Loyalty Day and the Feast Day of Saint Joseph the Worker.
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Today is National Shrimp Scampi Day. Who doesn’t adore shrimp scampi? But sometimes we want more or different or whatever. It’s spring – let’s embrace the wonder of the season.
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There are feasts celebrated within the Church calendar that have been established by the Church – the celebration of a Feast Day for a particular saint comes to mind. Saint Patrick and Saint Nicholas are probably the most recognized Feast Days even among non-Catholic communities.
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Welcome to Jelly Bean Day and Earth Day and my personal favorite, Fabulous Friday. Originally, today appeared on my meal planner as Fish Friday, but that just didn’t have the appeal I was looking for.
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On the first day of the week, at the first sign of dawn, the women took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb. They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus.
Luke 24:1-3
Holy Saturday Awaiting Easter
Tomorrow we will celebrate Easter. Today is our darkest hour as we wait. Wait in joyful hope.
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In the early morning hours one-hundred and ten years ago today, a maritime disaster pierced the social conscience of the entire world. When the Titanic slipped below the icy waters in the North Atlantic, 1,514 souls were lost.
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