tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post106386869539909285..comments2024-03-29T01:24:45.251+00:00Comments on Fr Hunwicke's Mutual Enrichment: Older than the OctaveFr John Hunwickehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17766211573399409633noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-43213799956992443472017-06-10T17:46:50.311+01:002017-06-10T17:46:50.311+01:00Heaven forbid that I start or even suggest another...Heaven forbid that I start or even suggest another round of liturgical tinkering with the Extraordinary Form, but having Ember Days in the midst of the Octave of a great feast has always seemed anomalous. The Lenten and Advent Ember Days precede the feasts they are preparation for by some time. And the Autumn Ember Days occur before Michael Mass. Would not the week before Pentecost be a betterG. Thomas Fitzpatrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07467577516360711271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-80654383035257962832017-06-07T13:19:21.973+01:002017-06-07T13:19:21.973+01:00Presumably, during the harvest, the laborers were ...Presumably, during the harvest, the laborers were eating hearty at every meal, just to keep up energy while racing to get the harvest in, before any possible rains and storms. Threshing and storage tasks would also mean a lot of work being supported by big meals. <br /><br />So a little bit of fasting and resting after the harvest, after all the camaraderie and hard work, and after the Pentecost Bansheehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12594214770417497135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-21055713129533706662017-06-07T12:00:06.848+01:002017-06-07T12:00:06.848+01:00What was AD 455 known as back then?
I understand ...What was AD 455 known as back then?<br /><br />I understand it was not yet usual to use AD, perhaps a. U. C.?Hans Georg Lundahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01055583255516264955noreply@blogger.com