Some people find their interior life transformed faster than the lifecycle of the sugar snap pea, over the course of a 9-day novena or 3-day retreat. Others after trudging through lent after lent before catching a glimpse of the joyous fruits God has in store
Today, December 18th, the day of which Christmas is the Octave, the Visigoths celebrated dies Sancte Marie (for the day of Holy Mary), one of the most important feasts in the Old Hispanic liturgical calendar. While the scriptural references in the proper prayers primarily involve the Annunciation, this was the sole feast of the Blessed… Continue reading Benedictio in Diem Sancte Marie
Advent is only 3 weeks (+1 day) long this yearโthe shortest possible length of time for Advent under the current reckoning. In 2022, with 28 days (four full weeks!) the Church experienced the longest possible advent season. Last year it felt like it crept up too soon, surprising us like a thief in the night,… Continue reading Inspired by the Visigoths: Intensifying a Short Advent
I woke up this morning, poured through my coffee, signed and dated some paperwork and thoughtโwow, it's Candlemas already! Cue some sorrow over the Christmas season being officially "over" (we still have lights running up our bannister), terror at the fast-approaching season of Septuagesima and consequently Lent, and a kick in the pants to buy… Continue reading Candlemas (or lack thereof) and Marian feasts in Visigothic Spain
If you're a Catholic female on social media, it's pretty impossible to escape the term "liturgical living". Popular among homeschooling moms, moms of young children, and moms generally trying to reconnect their family rhythm with their Faith, the term generally refers to an incorporation of the liturgical year (Saints' feasts, Holy Days, penitential seasons, etc.)… Continue reading Paraliturgy and the “Liturgical Living” trend
Musings of a medievalist mama 