Lætare Sunday
from: http://www.wf-f.org/LaetareSunday.html
This Sunday is Laetare Sunday!
The Fourth Sunday of Lent is called Lætare (Rejoice) Sunday, from the first words of the liturgy [Introit] above. Since it is in the middle of Lent, like Gaudete Sunday midway through Advent, Lætare reminds us of the Event we look forward to at the end of the penitential season. As on Gaudete Sunday, rose-colored vestments may replace violet, symbolizing, the Church’s joy in anticipation of the Resurrection.
In England, this Sunday is known as Mothering Sunday, a custom that arose during the Middle Ages, because the Epistle for the day said, “But Jerusalem which is above, is free, which is the mother of us all” [Galatians 4:26]. The Church is “Jerusalem which is above.”
On Lætare Sunday people went to Church where they were baptized (their mother church); and visited their own mothers, as well, often bringing gifts of flowers and simnel cakes (so-called because they were made with fine white flour, or simila.) There are many different recipes for this cake, but all are fruit-cakes covered with almond paste. Mothering Sunday reminds us of the American Mother’s Day, although the latter is a holiday honoring mothers which was originated in the early twentieth-century, and though similar, it is unrelated to the Lenten tradition of Mothering Sunday.
Even if we don’t celebrate this day as Mothering Sunday (or maybe just don’t like fruitcake!) it would be appropriate, on the “Rejoice” Sunday, to have a special treat for the Sunday meal in honor of our Mother, the Church.
this came from one of my Catholic email groups. I didn’t know this before today so I am sharing it with others, who might not know this. We had a good homily today. The Father talked about that sometimes we are blind to the sin in our own lives. That we need to shine the light on our own sin, and repent, confess, and turn from our sin. I think this is true, as sometimes we are blind to our own sin or how we have hurt others by our actions or lack of actions.
I think this is one reason why I feel that God wants me to reject all the HATE in my life. I don’t want to be like Lot’s life who looked back, when God told her to leave.
It is funny how when even though we all go by the name Christiand that Catholics and Protestants have such a different view of the Lord. I had one person make a comment that wanted to send people to their blog on wordpress and when I checked it out it was like a CI site. You know one of those who only believe in the King James version of the Bible. The ones who think that Catholics are not saved and are going to hell, and try to convert Catholics to their faith. I sent the post to spam and deleted it.
That if fine that there are people who think that Catholics are not truly Christian and saved, but I can tell you from my own personal life that Catholics are Christian and we are saved in the eyes of God. I have always felt that the Catholic church was the church the Lord wanted me and I have studied lots of faiths and the Lord always brings me back to the Catholic faith. I don’t want to be converted outside of the Catholic faith as I believe that the true Catholic faith is the only faith that the Lord wants me to follow.
Going to take Benji for a walk now. Have a nice evening.
God Bless
chrisy
