Saltem Diebus Dominicis: Laetare Sunday 4th of Lent – We are our rites
Our forebears felt keenly the proximity of the upcoming feast because they took penance far more seriously than we do today.
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We are now, on this 4th Sunday of Lent, 21 days from Easter. During Lent we have been fasting and abstaining from liturgical ornaments, making our sacred worship more austere as befits a penitential season. However, today some flowers are permitted on the altar and some instrumental music can convey the holy texts. We use not the purple or violet vestments associated with penance…
