Ember Days

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Today, Friday and Saturday are the Ember Days of Lent under the classical Roman Calendar. Their observance is no longer required by many Catholic bishops conferences, however they are naturally of benefit and merit.

Ember Days were marked by fasting and partial abstinence from meat; ordinations were often conferred at this time. “During these times the Church had a threefold focus: (1) sanctifying each new season by turning to God through prayer, fasting and almsgiving; (2) giving thanks to God for the various harvests of each season; and (3) praying for the newly ordained and for future vocations to the priesthood and religious life”.

**Please pray for Vocations at this time!

Pray the Lord of the harvest to send laborers into His harvest.**

As an example, I learned last night that Edinburgh, a city of 450,000, only has 14 Diocesan Priests and these are expected to dwindle. “O Lord, make haste to help us!”

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I thought I would bump this one up, as yesterday, tomorrow and Saturday are the SUMMER EMBER DAYS. Only in reading an old missal did I even know such days existed.

Tomorrow (Friday), I hope to go to confession and attend our parish’s twice monthly TLM . . . unless the rains that are forecast prevent me from doing so.

Markadm, I shall join you in prayers for Vocations.
 
Archbishop John Vlazny instituted Ember Days in the Archdiocese of Portland in 2002 as days set aside for prayer for victims of child sexual abuse. He specified that Ember Days in the archdiocese be celebrated three times each year: in Advent, in Lent and in the Fall. So this is something your bishop might institute locally, too.
 
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Archbishop John Vlazny instituted Ember Days in the Archdiocese of Portland in 2002 as days set aside for prayer for victims of child sexual abuse. He specified that Ember Days in the archdiocese be celebrated three times each year: in Advent, in Lent and in the Fall. So this is something your bishop might institute locally, too.
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That’s great to hear. I wonder why he didn’t specify the four times, as it used to be.

IrishAm: thanks for that; I had forgotten about this thread here.
 
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That’s great to hear. I wonder why he didn’t specify the four times, as it used to be.

IrishAm: thanks for that; I had forgotten about this thread here.
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Why only three times and not four? I don’t know the answer to that. I’ve never heard the question raised.
 
That’s great to hear. I wonder why he didn’t specify the four times, as it used to be.

Probably to avoid fasting during the Octave of Pentecost, don’t you think? (It’s one of the 4 fast-free weeks in the Byzantine tradition.)
 
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