![]() ![]() Interestingly, the story of Sidrach, Misach, and Abdenago's escape from King Nabuchodonosor's fiery furnace with the help of an angel is commemorated on each Saturday of Embertides except that of Whit Embertide, and part of their beautiful hymn of praise follows (Daniel 3:52-56. Saturdays (the day He was entombed) were added to these Ember times of fasting and are seen as a sort of culmination of the Ember Days: for example, on Ember Wednesdays, there is one lesson given during the Mass on Fridays, there are none and on Saturdays, there are four or five. The weekly two day fasts were later amended in the Roman Church to keeping only Fridays as penitential days, but during Embertides, the older, two-day fasts are restored. Our Israelite ancestors once fasted weekly on Tuesdays and Thursdays, but Christians changed the fast days to Wednesdays (the day on which Christ was betrayed) and Fridays (the day on which He was crucified). Thus saith the Lord of hosts: The fast of the fourth month, and the fast of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth shall be to the house of Juda, joy, and gladness, and great solemnities: only love ye truth and peace. ![]() The fasts, known as "Jejunia quatuor temporum," or "the fast of the four seasons," are rooted in Old Testament practices of fasting four times a year: These times are spent fasting and partially abstaining (voluntary since the new Code of Canon Law) in penance and with the intentions of thanking God for the gifts He gives us in nature and beseeching Him for the discipline to use them in moderation. Holy Cross, Lucy, Ash Wednesday, Pentecost,įor non-Latinists, it might be easier to just remember "Lucy, Ashes, Dove, and Cross" - or "Lenty, Penty, Crucy, Lucy." Sant Crux, Lucia, Cineres, Charismata Dia Lucy the second comes in Spring, the week after Ash Wednesday the third comes in Summer, after Pentecost Sunday and the last comes in Autumn, after Holy Cross Day.2 Their dates can be remembered by this old mnemonic: The first of these four times comes in Winter, after the the Feast of St. These four times are each kept on a successive Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday and are known as "Ember Days," or Quatuor Tempora, in Latin. John Chrysostom wrote (see Readings below). These quarterly periods take place around the beginnings of the four natural seasons 1 that "like some virgins dancing in a circle, succeed one another with the happiest harmony," as St. Bridget of SwedenĪnd in their times all things pass under heaven.Ī time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted.Ī time to scatter stones, and a time to gather.Ī time to embrace, and a time to be far from embraces.Ī time to keep silence, and a time to speak.įour times a year, the Church sets aside three days to focus on God through His marvelous creation. ![]() The 15 Prayers of Saint Bridget of SwedenĪncient Irish Litany to the Blessed Virgin Mary (8th Century)Ĭonsecration to Our Lady of Fatima Prayer Original Prayer to Saint Michael the Archangelįaeth Fiada (The Lorica of Saint Patrick) ![]()
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