In the life of the Church, the Feast Day of Mary, Mother of the Church is very new. It is a Memorial Feast, set for the Monday following Pentecost. This feast day was added for the first time to the Church calendar in 2018.
Continue reading “Our Life, Our Sweetness and Our Hope”Tag: National Coq au Vin Day
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.
Continue reading “Coq au Vin and Saint Joan of Arc”Ember Days Classic Coq au Vin
Today is the third and final Ember Days of Summer. Ember Days can be traced back to the early days of the Church in Rome. The argument often heard by Catholics is that Ember Days are based not on faith and scripture but on paganism. That it isn’t “Christian”.
Continue reading “Ember Days Classic Coq au Vin”