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The Fledgling--Week of March 29, 2019
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From Mother Megan:
We have gotten to that point in winter when I unabashedly stare at the crocuses in my neighbor's yard, willing them to bloom, and wear my lighter coat, despite the chilly wind, just to lure spring out of hiding.
There is actually a liturgical name for this phenomenon, believe it or not! It's called Laetare Sunday--or Refreshment Sunday. During both Advent and Lent, the medieval church spent the season repenting and fasting. However, as the season drew on, one Sunday was set aside to lighten things up a bit. So, on the third Sunday of Advent, we wear pink, and light the rose candle. And on the fourth Sunday of Lent, we do the same.
This is no longer quite the case--nowadays, we no longer forbid music during all of Lent. We no longer allow servants and other workers only one day a year to return home to visit their mothers (another tradition of Laetare Sunday). However, I think the idea of a glimpse of the long-desired end of waiting is still with us. Lent is powerful, but we are helped to maintain our focus on God and our relationship with the divine by the remembrance that something truly wondrous is just around the corner. Even in the midst of winter, spring is coming. Even in the midst of Lent, Easter is waiting. Laetare!
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Prayer for the week
Gracious Father, whose blessed Son Jesus Christ came down from heaven to be the true bread which gives life to the world: Evermore give us this bread, that he may live in us, and we in him; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Readings for this Sunday
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