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Ember Days? (1)

So this first full week of Lent is also an Ember Week!But, er, what does that mean?Originally, there were only three Ember Seasons: around Pentecost; in September;  in December. They arose (I still suspect) out of the old pagan Roman celebrations of harvests: respectively, of the harvests of the Corn, the Wine, and the Oil. There were special Masses on the Wednesdays, the Fridays, and the

Praise the Lord

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