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March 25

Celebrating the Annunciation — Some Practical Ideas

March 26, 2012 by Lisa Schmidt Leave a Comment

Today is the Feast of the Annunciation of the Lord, an occasion to honor “Mary’s yes” and celebrate Christ’s incarnation. The Church typically celebrates this feast on March 25, but given it fell on a Sunday this year, the Annunciation was transferred to Monday. Last year the feast fell on a Friday during Lent so … [Read more…]

Posted in: Faith, Schmidt, Lisa Tagged: Fiat, Fra Angelico, Lady Day, March 25, Mary's yes, saints, Sweden, Waffle Day

Turning Mary’s “Yes” Into a Pork Chop on a Stick?

March 25, 2011 by Lisa Schmidt 1 Comment

Yesterday I had an email exchange with a good friend who is also an ordained deacon — and a very good one! We had a short back and forth about the statement our Bishop released this week to remind Catholics in our diocese that the requirement to abstain from meat has been waived today. A … [Read more…]

Posted in: Faith, Schmidt, Lisa Tagged: Fast, Feast Days, Lent, March 25, Mary, saints
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