Domestic Church Customs for Septuagesima

Above: the burying of the Alleluia. The Lord measures out perfection neither by the multitude of our deeds, but by the manner in which we perform them. – St. John of the Cross Each year Lent almost sneaks up on our busy family. But in her wisdom Mother Church has provided a reminder for preparation ... Read more

Domestic Church Customs for Septuagesima

Above: the burying of the Alleluia. Each year Lent almost sneaks up on our busy family. But in her wisdom Mother Church has provided a reminder for preparation and discernment for the coming of Lent in the Season of Septuagesima or Shrovetide. Shove is the past tense of the word shrive which means to confess and be absolved for our sins. Commencing three Sundays before Ash Wednesday…

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