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Showing posts with label Little Black Book from the Little Books of the Diocese of Saginas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Little Black Book from the Little Books of the Diocese of Saginas. Show all posts

Friday, April 15, 2011

Our Lady's Good Friday

The Madonna in SorrowImage via Wikipedia
During Lent, I've been reading the Little Black Book from the Little Books of the Diocese of Saginaw.  I am enjoying their meditations.  Today, for instance, I learned something new.  It is the Friday in the Fifth Week of Lent, which is the Friday before Palm Sunday.  This Friday use to be known as Our Lady's Good Friday.

In 1482, the feast was added to the Roman Missal as "Our Lady of Compassion."  In 1814, the name was changed to Our Lady of Sorrows.  Eventually, however, in 1913, the feast was moved from the Friday before Palm Sunday to September 15th.  Sept. 15th is now the Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows.  Our Lady of sorrows,
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