Catholic Word of the Day: LADY DAY, 11-11-11

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LADY DAY

Originally the feast of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin (March 25), although now the title is applied to other Marian feast days, e.g., the Assumption into Heaven.

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Many days could be described as "Our Lady's Day."

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Catholic Word of the Day – links will be provided later by another FReeper.  (Would anyone like to help with this?)

 

Book of Ruth	Beati Possidentes	Reader/Lector
Standing	Beadle	Chrismatory
Crown	Matrimonial Jurisdiction	Mother of God
Poor Men of Lyons	Our Lady of Copacabana	Eucharistic Intercession
Divini Redemptoris	Disestablishment	Anacephalaeosis
La Negrita	Passover	Hylozoism
Chapter House	Internal Peace	Free Churches
Similitude	Gehenna (Hinnom)	Holiness
Chrisma	Vigil	Jethro
Mutilation	Intercession	Job
Ministry	Oropa (The Black Madonna)	Vincentians
Benemerenti Award	Miracle	Churching
Official Secret	Pasch	Sacrament
Ananias	Diabolical Obsession	Biblical Tithe
Roman Collar	Protocanonical	Lady Day

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“Lady Day,” the Annunciation, being within a day or two of the spring solstice, was one of the traditional “Quarter Days” which were major business days in Britain. Contracts would originate and end on Lady Day, rents would be due, and so forth. There was a considerable integration of the liturgical with the secular calendar.

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Very interesting details. Were you in Briain at one time?

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Exactly one time - 1983 - when we visited the London area plus my mother’s relatives in Northern Ireland. I read a lot of history, though ;-). The calendar information is from an interesting reference book, “What Jane Austen Ate and Charles Dickens Knew,” which I picked up at the Friends of the Library sale a while back.

The early 19th century, when both those authors were active, was a time of great change not only in the calendar but in currency, economic practices, and many other major aspects of life. In my opinion, it puts whatever changes may happen in our lives in perspective.