[Magdalen] Arrow prayers, please

[Marion Thompson]

I dunno.  I rather suspect it was in the interest of observing the day 
at all, especially in a place that probably doesn't have weekday 
celebrations of such events.  Not in the octave of Easter certainly.  
Nine months is nine months and if the Annunciation, March 25, falls in 
Lent, then why not?  Enquiring minds want to know.  I'm sure pundits 
have answers to these weighty questions.

Marion, a pilgrim

On 4/10/2016 4:16 PM, Grace Cangialosi wrote:
> OK, I get that we don't celebrate the Annunciation during Lent, but why would it be celebrated today, on a Sunday, instead of on the first available day after Easter? I'm not criticizing anyone, just curious.
>
> A friend of mine was ordained on the Feast of the Annunciation; she was hugely pregnant at the time.
> We all wondered if the baby was, therefore, ordained as well...
>
>> On Apr 10, 2016, at 3:19 PM, Marion Thompson <marionwhitevale at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Well, there we are.  Mission accomplished.  For whatever reason we celebrated the Feast of the Annunciation today with those readings and Luke.  My first part was a history lesson on the significance of March 25th as the Annunciation and the traditional date of the Crucifixion, marking both the start and completion of Christ's life here on earth as well as the arc of Mary's own joy and sorrow. Stuff and so on.  I learned a lot putting that part together.  The two observances rarely coincide.  The next time is 2157 and we likely won't see it!  But nobody else ever will again if 'they' agree to fix the date of Easter.
>>
>> Anyway, it was well received and people loved hearing a bit of the rich history and double significance of March 25th as well as the second part more about Mary and Here am I.  I think most of us are woefully ignorant of what at one time was considered of profound importance.  I was happy to slip into the old role of chalice bearer, too.
>>
>> So, all good.  God is good and I am grateful for all the blessings of my new life.
>>
>> Marion, a pilgrim
>>
>>> On 4/10/2016 1:11 PM, ME Michaud wrote:
>>> So how did it go ???
>>>
>>> John's Gospel (which we read some of this morning) speaks about time and
>>> daylght and night.
>>>
>>> We must be about the Lord's work!
>>> -M
>>>
>>>> On Sunday, April 10, 2016, Lynn Ronkainen <houstonklr at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Can't wait to hear how it went!
>>>> Lynn
>>>>
>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>
>>>> On Apr 10, 2016, at 5:46 AM, Marion Thompson <marionwhitevale at gmail.com
>>>> <javascript:;>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I'm preaching this morning at St. Mark's!  First service of two is 8 a.m.
>>>> Oy!  For a variety of reasons I slept very lightly and poorly last night
>>>> and had the alarm set for 6:30 to be sure of being up in time.  But at 5:45
>>>> my eyes popped open "I haven't ironed my surplice!" (washed the other day,
>>>> thank goodness), so up and at it. I'm not quite as fresh and rested as I'd
>>>> like to be for the occasion.
>>>>
>>>> Marion, a pilgrim