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Tag Archives: Ember Days
WDTPRS Ember Wednesday “Missa Aurea” Collect: solace for the lonely
Today, Ember Wednesday of Advent, those who have the use of the older, traditional Roman Missal, offer worship to God with the so-called Missa aurea, the “Golden Mass”.
There is a strong Marian overtone to today’s Mass formulary. The Roman … Continue reading
St. Lucy and Advent Ember Week
13 December was the darkest day of the old Julian calendar. Thus, today in the Gregorian calendar is the feast of St. Lucy, whose name from the Latin for “light”, reminds us who dwell in the still darkening northern hemisphere … Continue reading
Calendar confusion: Ember Week
As I look at the calendar, as I read comments on the blog, as I read my email, pace Johnny Mercer, is you is or is you ain’t Ember Saturday?
Today I said the Mass for Ember Saturday. I think I … Continue reading
WDTPRS – Ember Saturday in Lent – (1962MR)
There are several Collects in today’s extended edition of Holy Mass for Ember Saturday. There are five lessons before we even get to the Epistle and each lesson is followed by a Gradual and Collect.
After the the fifth lesson, the … Continue reading
WDTPRS – Ember Friday in Lent – (1962MR)
This is Ember Week in Lent.
I had a PODCAzT which spoke about Ember Days.
During the week after the 1st Sunday of Lent we observe the Ember Days of Lent. “Ember” derives from Anglo-Saxon ymbren, “a circuit or revolution … Continue reading
WDTPRS – Ember Wednesday “Missa Aurea” – Collect (1962MR)
Today, Ember Wednesday of Advent, those who have the use of the older, traditional Roman Missal, offer worship to God with the so-called Missa aurea, the "Golden Mass".
There is a strong Marian overtone to today’s Mass formulary. The Roman … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
EMBER ALERT! – UPDATE
That is EMBER not "amber".
It is almost Embertide again… this time the "Michael" Embertide…. 23, 25 and 26 Sept. [In my original post, I used a calendar with an error. I have corrected the dates. There is discussion of this, … Continue reading
