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Ember Day tempura
From a reader in Colorado:
Dear Fr. Z,
I think you be happy to hear that you were mentioned, not once, but at least twice, in today’s homily in Colorado Springs!
Fr. Stéphan Dupré, FSSP, mentioned your blog in his homily, which covered the upcoming Ember Days while educating his "dear parishoners" (as he refers to us frequently) on the subject. He also brought up the interesting and little-known (to us "dear parishoners"
at least) connection between Ember Days and tempura! That’s fascinating! I can’t wait to order tempura again and tell the story.
"But Father! But Father!", I can hear you saying, as you throw your chopsticks at the screen. "Are you telling us that Ember Days have something to do with Japanese food? You’ve gone too far!"
Hardly.
I wonder how those Jesuits explained that eating fish instead of meat was a form of fasting.
Comment by MargaretMN — 20 September 2009 @ 7:31 pmI have heard one Mass said by Fr. Dupre at the FSSP Parish in Littleton CO, Our Lady of Mt.Carmel, before he moved down to the Springs. The one part of his homily that has stuck with my brother since is his habit of calling the congreagation his “dear parishoners.” This post brought back great memories for my family.
Comment by smad0142 — 20 September 2009 @ 8:21 pmFather Dupre is so “dear” himself. While he was with us at St. Stephen’s in Sacramento, he became a favorite of many. His French accent was quite pronounced (I don’t know if his English has become more clear). Once, after going to him for confession, I couldn’t resist when he said, “Go in peace.” I answered, “Merci, mon Pere.” He actually laughed, albeit quietly. I’m so happy for him in his Colorado Springs apostolate.
Comment by gloriainexcelsis — 21 September 2009 @ 12:16 amThanks for that interesting tidbit of information. I’m ordering tempura as soon as possible…
How oblivious we are to the deep effects of Catholicism on everyday life.
Deo gratias!
Comment by Tina in Ashburn — 21 September 2009 @ 9:10 amWhat a cool story about the origin of tempura!
When I first read it, I thought, ‘what does paint have to do with Ember Days?’ Guess I wasn’t paying attention…. : )
gloria-that is so funny about using French in your confession to Father Dupre! When we had the FSSP priests come twice a month to Syracuse diocese, there were a couple of Frenchmen who said Mass for us. Sometimes I would use ‘mon Pere’ when addressing them…they were so cool! And one of them, Father Guichard, told me that his brother-in-law in France takes care of the chapel of Notre-Dame de Bermont, which is near Domremy-la-Pucelle, the birthplace of St. Joan of Arc!
I miss seeing the FSSPs-well, I will see some of them at the Pilgrimage for Restoration Saturday at Auriesville Shrine!
Comment by irishgirl — 21 September 2009 @ 9:28 am