EMBER DAYS - SORREL SOUP; WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY OF THE WEEK AFTER THE EXALTATION OF THE HOLY CROSS
EMBER DAYS - SORREL SOUP; WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY OF THE WEEK AFTER THE EXALTATION OF THE HOLY CROSS This Wednesday (23rd September), Friday (25th September), and Saturday (26th September) are the Ember Days following the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. These Ember days were traditionally practiced to offer thanks for the grape harvest. Ember Days were related to the seasons in agrarian times and derived from an acknowledgment of our indebtedness to God for our physical well-being. Such awareness, however, is not confined to the past, nor irrelevant to modern life. Ember Days are days of prayer and penance, whereby God’s blessing is sought and during which thanks and praise should be offered to God in appreciation of the blessings bestowed on us. The Sydney Archdiocese has noted on their web-site that the modern observance of Ember Days focuses on our responsibility for stewardship of the world’s resources, and that, together, we should intercede for a conversion of h...