[Magdalen] Laetare Sunday.

[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

Sunday is a feast day even in lent.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgThh7sDgNM

James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
*“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy

On Sat, Mar 25, 2017 at 2:57 PM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <
magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:

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> The Introit chant for Lent 4:
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> "Lætare Jerusalem: et conventum facite omnes qui  diligitis eam: gaudete
> cum lætitia, qui in tristitia fuistis: ut exsultetis,  et satiemini ab
> uberibus consolationis vestræ. Psalm: Lætatus sum in his quæ  dicta sunt
> mihi: in
> domum Domini ibimus."
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> "Rejoice, O Jerusalem: and come together all you  that love her: rejoice
> with joy, you that have been in sorrow: that you may  exult and be filled
> from
> the breasts of your consolation. Psalm: _I rejoiced_
> (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_was_glad)  when they said to me: 'we
> shall go  into God's
> House!'"
> Lent 4 is already upon us, and those  parishes with rose vestments
> will get them out this  weekend.
> Back in the USA Midwest, "sacristy  rals" always arranged for
> altar flowers with red roses, of  which half had been gilded for the
> occasion.
> This action was rather overboard,  since it was originally the
> Patriarch of the West who presented  gilded roses to the reigning
> monarchs of Europe on this day, and  on the matching Advent 3
> (Gaudete Sunday).
> Might as well have a little fun in  Lent!
> David  S.
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