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; [http://www.aquinasandmore.com/catholic-articles/ember-days-in-the-catholic-liturgical-year/article/236 "Ember Days in the Catholic Liturgical Year."] | |||
* Winter: the Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday after the Feast of St. Lucy. | : The Four Occurrences of Ember Days are as Follows: | ||
* Spring: the Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday after Ash Wednesday. | |||
* Summer: the Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday after Pentecost. | : * Winter: the Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday after the Feast of St. Lucy. | ||
* Fall: the Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday after the Feast of the Holy Cross. | : * Spring: the Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday after Ash Wednesday. | ||
: * Summer: the Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday after Pentecost. | |||
: * Fall: the Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday after the Feast of the Holy Cross. | |||
:;History of Ember Days | |||
: According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, the celebration of Ember Days derived from a pagan Roman practice. Before converting to Christianity, the Romans had performed pagan religious ceremonies on these days in relation to their agriculture. | |||
: These occasions were changed when former pagans converted and Ember Days became a part of Christian tradition early, as noted in the Catholic Encyclopedia: | |||
: “The Church, when converting heathen nations, has always tried to sanctify any practices which could be utilized for a good purpose. At first the Church in Rome had fasts in June, September, and December; the exact days were not fixed but were announced by the priests. The "Liber Pontificalis" ascribes to Pope Callistus (217-222) a law ordering the fast, but probably it is older. Leo the Great (440-461) considers it an Apostolic institution.†| |||
: As mentioned in the above quote, Ember Days were not set for a particular week in the early centuries. The timing for Catholic Ember Days was officially arranged and fixed by Pope Gregory VII, who was pope from 1073 to 1085. | |||
[[Category:Liturgical Year]] | [[Category:Liturgical Year]] | ||
Revision as of 23:54, 15 December 2011
- The Four Occurrences of Ember Days are as Follows:
- * Winter: the Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday after the Feast of St. Lucy.
- * Spring: the Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday after Ash Wednesday.
- * Summer: the Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday after Pentecost.
- * Fall: the Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday after the Feast of the Holy Cross.
- History of Ember Days
- According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, the celebration of Ember Days derived from a pagan Roman practice. Before converting to Christianity, the Romans had performed pagan religious ceremonies on these days in relation to their agriculture.
- These occasions were changed when former pagans converted and Ember Days became a part of Christian tradition early, as noted in the Catholic Encyclopedia:
- “The Church, when converting heathen nations, has always tried to sanctify any practices which could be utilized for a good purpose. At first the Church in Rome had fasts in June, September, and December; the exact days were not fixed but were announced by the priests. The "Liber Pontificalis" ascribes to Pope Callistus (217-222) a law ordering the fast, but probably it is older. Leo the Great (440-461) considers it an Apostolic institution.â€
- As mentioned in the above quote, Ember Days were not set for a particular week in the early centuries. The timing for Catholic Ember Days was officially arranged and fixed by Pope Gregory VII, who was pope from 1073 to 1085.