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Darlene
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| Joined: | Mon Oct 9th, 2006 |
| Location: | Pocono Mountains, Pennsylvania USA |
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| First Name: | Darlene | | Gender: | Female | | Faith History: | Christian, trusting His love and forgiveness |
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Posted: Thu Feb 1st, 2007 01:42 pm |
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Hello All:
Yesterday I mentioned that there would soon be Lenten services in our church. My husband's response was rather interesting. Instead of making some negative comment about religiosity he said, "I like the way Episcopalians and Catholics celebrate Lent more than the Protestants. The Episcopalians and Catholics focus on the Stations of the Cross. I think that is very important to do." Now whether or not Catholics do this at Lent, I'm not sure. Often times, my husband thinks that the Catholic faith does everything just like the Episcopalians. He does't see the difference between the two.
But his comment nearly floored me. Just recently I mentioned Lent and what I would be giving up, and his comment was a negative one. Something to the effect that he knows all about Lent having been an Episcopalian and that it was just part of his religion and meant very little to most people. Seldom have I heard him mention the Stations of the Cross.
So today, being the sort of person that I am, I began speaking about the Stations of the Cross and what they mean to me. Well, he chimed in and began talking about them as well. We had such a beautiful conversation expressing the importance of focusing on the Stations of the Cross and how they apply to our Christian walk. In all the years that I have been married, we have never fellowshipped about the Stations of the Cross. I hardly knew about them until recently, when I saw a program on EWTN which highlighted each station and its importance to us.
I praise God for each hopeful sign. Please continue praying for my husband.
Love in Christ
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The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. II Corinthians 13:14
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CajunRick
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| Joined: | Fri Sep 29th, 2006 |
| Location: | Houma, Louisiana USA |
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Posted: Thu Feb 1st, 2007 01:48 pm |
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Darlene wrote: Now whether or not Catholics do this at Lent, I'm not sure.
The Stations are present in every Catholic church. During Lent there is a service called the Way of the Cross which celebrates the stations, usually on Friday evening. On Good Friday, pilgrims will walk the Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem, sometimes on their knees, and the Holy Father will conduct the Way of the Cross in Rome.
BTW, Lent was originally the final 40-day preparation for baptism by the catechumens. It was a time of fasting and penance, in recognition of the 40-day fast Jesus experienced in the desert prior to his public ministry. It begins on Ash Wednesday and ends on Holy Thursday, and excludes Sundays. The final three days, the Easter Triduum of Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday, are a time of even greater solemnity, penance, and fast, but technically not part of the 40 days of Lent. The celebration of the Way of the Cross during Lent is a Catholic tradition that goes back to the earliest days of the Church. The history of the devotion is available here.
Last edited on Thu Feb 1st, 2007 01:56 pm by CajunRick
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