Here's wishing Lenten blessings to all FReepers.
TODAY'S TIDBIT
The fourth Sunday of Lent, celebrated earlier this week, has the
liturgical color or rose. There are two Sundays a year when Rose is
used: the Third Sunday of Advent and the Fourth Sunday of Lent.
Rose is used to show that our time of penance is quickly coming to a
close and that they joyful season of Easter is nearly here. Today is
also considered the midpoint of Lent. Many of the things stressed in
the readings and prayers move from a spirit of penitence to a spirit of
anticipation of the Resurrection and the celebration of the Easter
Mysteries. This is reflected by the opening antiphon of today's Mass,
which begins with the phrase "Rejoice Jerusalem."