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Ember Wednesday in Lent (Fasting & Abstinence)
Ember days (quarter tense in Ireland), also known as Embertide, are quarterly periods of prayer and fasting in the liturgical calendar of Western Christian churches. The term is… en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ember_d...
#Lent #Fasting #Abstinence #EmberDays
Have you heard of Ember Days? Ember Days began in Rome with fasts in June, September, and December, but the days were not fixed. The fourth set of days were added near the end of the 5th century.
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and clothe them with holiness of life, that they may faithfully serve before thee, to the glory of thy great Name and for the benefit of thy holy Church; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. 🕯
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Ember days to predict the weather: www.clarionledger.com/story/news/2... #folklore #divination #weather #weatherlore #farmersalmanac #folkloring #emberdays #ashwednesday #pentecost #feastoftheholycross #feastofstlucy
Screenshot of an episode of Rifftrax called "Ember Days." A man dressed in black holds a gun in what is probably someone's verdant backyard. Closed caption reads "screeching bassy woodland wubwubs."
I have an on-going list of The Best Closed Captions of All Time. @rifftrax.com has made the list several times, but this one is just pure poetry.
(From the "Ember Days" riff, a movie that gave me terminal second-hand embarrassment.)
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What are Ember Days? Do you celebrate? Ember Days can be thought of as a mini-Lent, with some fasting and abstinence to refocus spiritual beliefs. It is believed that Ember Days observances date back to the time of Pope Leo I in the 5th century... Almanac.com/Ember-Days
#almanac #history #emberdays
Ember Days are coming. I'll be on a hermitage retreat next week at Presbyterian Clearwater Forest.
I try to take quarterly retreats every year roughly aligned with Ember Days. Do you have any regular retreat plans that you observe? #emberdays
Listening to @s00j’s #EmberDays while working today. Chills down my spine. It is unearthly and eerie.
