#ember day

Rejoice in the Lord alway, and again I say Rejoice * for the Lord will surely come and will not tarry, and will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts of all mankind, alleluia. — Antiphon on the Psalm for Gaudete Sunday

Rejoice in the Lord alway, and again I say Rejoice * for the Lord will surely come and will not tarry, and will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts of all mankind, alleluia. — Antiphon on the Psalm

Collect for Winter Ember Wednesday Almighty God, the giver of all good gifts, who of thy divine providence hast appointed various orders in thy Church: Give thy grace, we humbly beseech thee, to all who are called to any office and ministry for thy people; and so fill them with the truth of thy doctrine and clothe them with holiness of life, that they may faithfully serve before thee, to the glory of thy great Name and for the benefit of thy holy Church; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Wikipedia word of the day is Ember day : (Christianity) Any of the three days within the same week, four separate sets of which occur roughly equidistant in the circuit of the year, that are set aside for fasting and prayer. In Western Christianity they are usually the Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday following the first Sunday in Lent, Whitsunday, Holy Cross Day (14 September), and Saint Lucy's Day (13 December). Today is an Ember day, being the first Wednesday after Holy Cross Day in 2019.

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https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Ember_day#English

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Ember_day#English