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LeeAnn wrote:
Ooops! That should be Wed, Fri and Sat so March 4, 6 and 7.
Anyone know why Thursday is skipped????
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I think that it honors the institution of the Eucharist (last supper) by skipping over Thursday. Just a thought.
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Bumping this thread about Ember Days. I learned so much in this thread, and the quarterly Ember Day observances have enriched our family so much.
Autumnal Ember Days are coming up this year - September 21, 23, and 24 of this year. I hope I'm bumping in plenty of time for anyone that might be new to the observance of Ember Days to consider and read through this fantastic thread and follow links.
Ember Days in fall are for offering thanksgiving for a rich vintage :: vintage, grapes, wine
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I meant to invite others to share their Fall Ember Day plans and seasonal preparations here for inspiration. 
I hope to sit down with my planner and jot down some plans for the upcoming Autumn Ember Days over the course of this week. I'll come back and share when I finish!
Do share your plans and ideas if you have any to add!
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Thank you all so much for this thread, and all the wonderful links!!! I have been wanting to learn more about Ember Days since my introduction to the TLM and our marriage and beginning of our own Domestic Church, but didn't ever remember or find the time to research this. This is perfect  , and soooo very exciting for me to have found ALL this info here and be able to finally start observing these days of the Church Year! There are so many beautiful traditions, with rich meaning that we have lost in recent times. Thank you one and all who contributed info here! 
Thank you Jen for bumping this, or I never would have found it. and
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Bump because it is coming upon us yet again this year and I intend to celebrate it with abandon! 
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I keep meaning to try and introduce Ember Days int our family... hasn't happened yet. Maybe this will be the year!
If I am counting right, would they be Sept. 19, 21, and 22 this year?
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Today is the Wednesday Ember Day. Father Zuhlsdorf ember day posts.
Our current missals don't reflect the Mass readings for the Ember Days, so it's nice to pull out an older one and read the readings that were chosen with this theme. I really love the St. Andrew Bible Missal (any year) that gives some wonderful commentary on the readings.
I was pulling out my prayerbooks and missals to understand the September Ember Days.
From St. Andrew Missal, 1958:
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The September Ember days recall the happy anniversary of the restoration of Jerusalem on the return of the Jews from Babylon and the promulgation of the Law which became once again the constitution of the people of God. But beyond the deliverance of the Jews the Church sees our own and in commemorating the history of Israel it is our own redemption in Christ that the church calls on us to celebrate.
This joy is accompanied by a spirit of penance, as is usual at Embertide; it finds expression in the fasting and the violet vestments that are worn. The remembrance of our redemption is matched by that of our sins and lapses; the Church calls on us to fast and pray in order to purify our lives and snatch them from the power of the devil, and to find in God's mercy a remedy for our sins. |
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The New Marian Missal from 1959:
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| The September Ember Days are found in the Roman Missal after the seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost. At the present time, they always fall after the 14th of September (Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross). this date nearly classes with the end of summer, which for the ancients was the 12th of September (pridie Id. sept.) and with the opening of autumn on September 13 (Ides of Set.: Idibus Septembris). The Ember Days of winter, spring and summer do not clash so exactly with the beginning of the respective seasons. |
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and Maryknoll Missal 1961:
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During these Ember Days every Christian should beg a blessing upon the new planting and sowing of crops that will feed the earth's millions. Everyone should also offer to God the first fruits of the spring harvest. Moreover, this is a time to pray for the deacons will be ordained to the priesthood on the coming Saturday.
The marvel of divine indwelling and of direct divine action in human hearts surpasses all miracles and all the possible marvels of the natural universe. In the reign of the Holy Spirit over all mankind, this wonder of divine wonders is accomplished through the sacraments, especially the Holy Eucharist, in which Christ is our life-giving food. |
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And finally, Blessed Be God, 1961, Rev. Charles Callan.
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The Ember Days are kept on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday in a week of each of the four seasons of th eyear. They fall after Ash Wednesday, after Whitsunday, after September 14, and after December 13.
Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday were days of particularly devotion in the early church: Wednesday, as recalling the betrayal of our Lord, and Friday in memory of His Passion, Saturday was later added to these days of prayer and penance as a continuation of Friday, and as far back as the second century they were set apart as Stational days, that is as days of special religious service and fasting.
The Ember Days, although the occasion of their institution is uncertain, are a reminder of these ancient days of devotion. Their purpose is to thank God for the fruits of the earth and other gifts of nature, to teach moderation in their use, and to assist the needy. From the time of Pope Gelasius in the fifth century it has been allowed to confer the diaconate and priesthood on the Saturdays of Ember weeks.
Antiphon: Bless the Lord, O my soul, and never forget all He hath done for thee.
V. Lord, Thou has been our refuge.
R. From generation to generation.
Let us Pray:
Grant, we beech Thee, almighty God, that as year by year we devoutly keep these holy observances, we may be pleasing to Thee both in body and soul. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
In Honor of Christ's Betrayal and Passion
O God, Who for the world's Redemption was pleased to be born, circumcised, rejected by the Jews, betrayed by the kiss of traitor Judas, bound with chains, led like an innocent lamb to sacrifice, and shamefully presented before Annas, Caiphas, Pilate, and Herod, accused by false witnesses, beaten with whips, buffeted, insulted, spat upon, crowned with thorns, smitten with a reed, blindfolded, stripped of Thy garments, fastened with nails to the cross and lifted up on high, reputed among thieves, made to drink gall and vinegar and wounded by a lance; oh, by these most sacred sufferings, which, unworthy as I am, I thus commemorate, and by Thy holy cross and death, deliver me, Lord, from the pains of hell, and deign to lead me where Thou didst lead me where Thou didst lead the penitent thief, who was crucified by Thy side. Who, with the Father and the Holy Ghost, livest and reignest, forever and ever. Amen.
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be to the Father, etc. five times.
Prayer for God's Blessing on our Labors
O Lord, graciously look down upon Thy servants and upon the work of their hands, and do Thou, Who givest food to every creature, bless and preserve the fruits of the earth, that the needy may be filled with good things and that all may praise the glory of Thy bounty. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
For Vocations to the Priesthood
Antiphon. Why stand ye all the day idle, go ye into my vineyard.
V. Ask the Lord of the harvest.
R. That He send laborers into His vineyard.
Let us Pray
God, who willest not the death of the sinner, but rather that he be converted and live; grant, by the intercession of blessed Mary ever Virgin and of all saints, laborers for Thy Church, fellow laborers with Christ, to spend and consume themselves for souls. Through the same Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Spirit, forever and ever. Amen. |
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Martha wrote:
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kristacecilia wrote:
I keep meaning to try and introduce Ember Days int our family... hasn't happened yet. Maybe this will be the year!
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We have lots of opportunities to begin to incorporate this - as the Ember Days occur 4 times during the year - with every season. I too would like to be better and more consistent in my awareness and observation of these days each season. Fall and the beginning of the school year seem to be a natural draw to begin. I'm glad this thread has resurfaced at this time for inspiration.
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