Today is the 2nd Friday of the Lenten Season; or the 3rd Friday since Ash Wednesday. Whatever else might be going on today, for Catholics throughout the world, our attention is focused on Christ’s sacrifice for the forgiveness of sin.
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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.
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Welcome to National Minnesota Day! Remember yesterday, when we had that awesome roast chicken supper? In our house, unless we’re having people over, a roast chicken is the key to more than one good meal.
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