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This week we find ourselves at one of the four seasonal markers of the liturgical life of the Church--the Spring Ember Days. They fall on Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday. These are days of intensive fasting and thanksgiving--perfect for ramping up our Lenten disciplines. Find more information at the Catholic Encyclopedia.
LEAGUE, ACT IV: Be sure to get all of the challenges you completed marked as done. We will be tallying up the completions for House Points on Tuesday. Act V is coming soon, as well as our annual Lenten Challenges.
WISDOM of the SAINTS
"For me, prayer means launching out of the heart towards God; it means lifting up one's eyes, quite simply, to Heaven; a cry of grateful love from the crest of joy or the trough of despair; it's a vast supernatural force which opens out my heart, and binds me close to Jesus."
Saint Therese of Lisieux
POEM of the WEEK
"I Love My God" by Jeanne-Marie de la Motte-Guyon. Recited by Michael Maxian.
Student and instructor contributions for "Poem of the Week" are welcome. Send a message to Mr. Rolling with "Poem of the Week," and the title and author of the poem you would like to recite.
Image: A diagram of the Ember Days in a manuscript made at Thorney Abbey, c. 1110 (Oxford, St John's College MS. 17, f. 24v)