Today is Laetare Sunday (4th Sunday of Lent). Father AJ and the boys were out in pink. The other mass I recall with pink vestments is on Gaudete Sunday (3rd Sunday of Advent). Both Laetare and Gaudete mean "joy" in Latin, and their association with the respective days comes from the Latin introit for their respective masses -- "Laetare Jerusalem ..." and "Gaudete in Dominum semper ...".
This is the 3rd weekend Ben is serving, and he looks increasing confident in the role. This is the first mass where Yvonne managed to make in person; we brought him for his first outing, and Nick for his second. After mass, Yvonne said he looked serious during the mass. That is always a good sign.
Ben has been enthusiastic about joining the altar boys. I am sure having his 3 older cousins there makes a big difference. Last week Samuel messaged Corrine to check if Ben has had his first Holy Communion, and explained that a special dispensation is required by Rector to allow boys who have not received their first communion to serve at the altar.
For the last few weeks, the boys have been playing fixed roles: Alex as one of the two main servers, Thomas as one of the tapers, and Jonathan receives the donation basket. They are all pretty comfortable with it now. We have been consciously having a lighter meal before mass, particularly going easy on the carbs; it seems to have helped keep the boys (especially Thomas) awake during the homily.
I volunteered for EMHC duty today. It's the 5th Sunday of the month, so there isn't a fixed roster. There was a decent number of us, and I went to the back of the church. It seemed a little more full than usual.
We are more than halfway through Lent, and this "joyful" break in the solemn season is an important reminder that Easter is just around the corner.
This is the 3rd weekend Ben is serving, and he looks increasing confident in the role. This is the first mass where Yvonne managed to make in person; we brought him for his first outing, and Nick for his second. After mass, Yvonne said he looked serious during the mass. That is always a good sign.
Ben has been enthusiastic about joining the altar boys. I am sure having his 3 older cousins there makes a big difference. Last week Samuel messaged Corrine to check if Ben has had his first Holy Communion, and explained that a special dispensation is required by Rector to allow boys who have not received their first communion to serve at the altar.
For the last few weeks, the boys have been playing fixed roles: Alex as one of the two main servers, Thomas as one of the tapers, and Jonathan receives the donation basket. They are all pretty comfortable with it now. We have been consciously having a lighter meal before mass, particularly going easy on the carbs; it seems to have helped keep the boys (especially Thomas) awake during the homily.
I volunteered for EMHC duty today. It's the 5th Sunday of the month, so there isn't a fixed roster. There was a decent number of us, and I went to the back of the church. It seemed a little more full than usual.
We are more than halfway through Lent, and this "joyful" break in the solemn season is an important reminder that Easter is just around the corner.
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