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
The Old Hispanic prayers during the sign of peace on Palm Sunday and Holy Thursday illuminate even further the really momentous thing that was happening during these liturgies.
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
Musings of a medievalist mama 