Writes Will:Įmber Days are traditionally days of fasting and partial abstinence (no meat except at the principal meal). What are Ember Days? Here’s a great explainer by Will Bloomfield, General Counsel of the Diocese of Lansing. The liturgical color for the Ember Days in Pentecost is red, for the Ember Days of the other seasons the liturgical color is violet.Tomorrow, March 9, begins the Lenten Ember Days. Historically, ordinations followed the readings in this order: Door-keepers, Lectors, Exorcists, Acolytes, Subdeacons, Deacons, and “before the last verse of the Tract, the Priests.” ( The St. Six readings are paired with their own unique Collects. The Flectamus genua is not said, the Gradual is replaced by an additional Alleluia verse, and the Sequence is used. The Gloria in Excelsis, if used (the Gloria in Excelsis may be omitted, and is typically omitted, for ferial Masses, as may be the Creed), is spoken by the Celebrant before the Salutation preceding the reading of the Holy Gospel.Įmber Saturday in Pentecost is quite different. , 80).ĭuring Mass on Ember Days at least one additional Scripture reading is heard, and a second Collect follows the Gradual, this time preceded by the Salutation. the command to rise from the kneeling position. The Handbook of Ceremonies for Priests and Seminarians designates the server as the one who speaks the Levate. The Celebrant calls all to kneel ( flectamus genua) for silent prayer, and then to stand before the Collect. , 235-6), on Wednesdays and Saturdays the Salutation before the Collect is omitted (although the Sarum use retains it The Sarum Missal in English, Pearson, A.H., trans. Generally, as outlined in The Celebration of the Mass (O’Connell, J.B., The Celebration of Mass, 4th ed. The rubrics for the Holy Mass on Ember Days vary significantly between the liturgical seasons and between the days themselves, so a rubrical manual should be consulted for their proper observance. ( The New Westminster Dictionary of Liturgy and Worship, Bradshaw, P. Leo, 461 A.+ D.) Since the sixth century Ember Saturdays have been recognized as appropriate for ordination, which was always preceded by fasting. 23:34, ( The Saint Andrew Daily Missal (Lefebvre, Dom Gaspar, 887).įasting has long been an integral part of the observance of Ember Days, “for fasting has ever been the nourishment of virtue.” (St. The Pentecost Ember Days may be a remnant of the Jewish Feast of Tabernacles. Parsch notes that the observance of Ember Days predates the observance of Advent. “Originally the Ember Days were an occasion of thanksgiving for the three great harvests of wheat, grapes, and olives – all very meaningful nature symbols employed by the liturgy.” (Parsch, 104). Lucy (December 13), after Ash Wednesday, after Whitsunday, and after Holy Cross (September 14). The name “Ember” is thought to be derived from the Latin Quattuor Tempora (four seasons), as they are observed four times a year: the Wednesday, Friday and Saturday after the Commemoration of St. (Parsch, Pious, The Church’s Year of Grace, vol. On Ember Days the faithful brought portions of the harvest as an offering, which supported the church, and were at times distributed to the poor. Ember Days are days of prayer and fasting, and of giving thanks to God for the bounty of His creation.
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