From The Episcopal Dictionary of the Church, "Ember Days Three days which occur four times a year: the Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday after St. Lucy's Day (Dec. 13), Ash Wednesday, the Day of Pentecost, and Holy Cross Day (Sept. 14). The name comes from the Latin title Quattuor tempora, meaning “four times.” In ancient Italy the times (originally three) were associated with sowing, harvest, and vintage, for which one prayed, fasted, and gave alms. Later the four times became occasions for ordination, for which the Christian community prayed and the candidates prepared themselves by prayer and retreat. The BCP appoints proper collects and readings for this observance under the title “For the Ministry (Ember Days), including propers “For those to be ordained,” “For the choice of fit persons for the ministry,” and “For all Christians in their vocation” (BCP, pp. 256-257, 929)."
I woke after nine hours of sleep.😺😴👍
I'll make trip to Walmart today to exchange a winning sratch off ticket for a Powerball ticket and buy some pastries for tomorrow's early morning coffee hour. I normally go to Kroger on Sunday morning when they open at 0600. There's a group of us, including Fr. Travis, who get to church early for a bit of socializing before the 08300 Eucharist (Mass). My ulterior motive for starting this practice is to give worshippers who prefer quiet preperation the opportunity to enjoy that time without chatter from people who act like they haven't seen each other high school, not the previous Sunday.
The continuous glucose monitor that I ordered on the Internet was supposedly placed in a parcel bin of the community cluster on Monday the 15th. Whoever delivered the mail that day put the key to the bin in the wrong mail box, because I haven't seen it.
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