[Magdalen] A Rose is a Rose.

[Jo Craddock]

We have lovely greenery arrangements, but not flowers, during Lent. Fortunately, we've not had a funeral so far this Lent. I'd have to try to remember another year, but agree flowers would be appropriate. The greenery, and starting with the Penitential Order, are our Sunday Lenten rituals, and yet remembering that Sundays are in, but not of, Lent.

Our rose set was bequest a couple of years ago by a dear friend, "Gentleman" Clyde Harrelson, a retired teacher, who appreciated liturgy immensely for a former Southern Baptist! (He also bequeathed to outreach, CE, and home bound ministries, that I know of.)

We already had Advent blue, and have the silver one might expect of a 170 year old parish.

Peace,
Jo



> On Mar 18, 2015, at 10:39 AM, Ann Markle <ann.markle at aya.yale.edu> wrote:
> 
> Interesting, both Jo and Sally.  We always used flowers, IIRC, on Rose
> Sunday, even in Lent.  No rose vestments at St. Peter's (where I serve
> now), and even if we did get a memorial or bequest for worship
> "accessories," I'd rather go blue in Advent than worry about the rose,
> which are used exactly 2 days per year.  And we need a larger silver paten
> - ours is too small, and wafers are always spilling off.
> 
> And funerals?  They are Easter services, and flowers are always
> appropriate.  "Even at the grave...Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia."
> 
> Ann
> 
> The Rev. Ann Markle
> Buffalo, NY
> ann.markle at aya.yale.edu
> blog:  www.onewildandpreciouslife.typepad.com
> 
>> On Wed, Mar 18, 2015 at 1:04 AM, <sally.davies at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> At the Catholic funeral yesterday, no flowers in the church but the coffin
>> arrived from the funeral home with a lovely wreath and this was placed on a
>> side table in the foyer just inside the front door.
>> 
>> Lent simplifies things...
>> 
>> Sally D
>>> On Tue, 17 Mar 2015 at 23:12 Jo Craddock <jocraddock at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Late response:
>>> 
>>> Rose vestments, stoles, and hangings on altar, lecturn, pulpit. No
>>> flowers on altar during Lent at St. James, Baton Rouge.
>>