17 December 2008

O Sapientia (Ember Wednesday)

O Wisdom, Which camest out of the mouth of the Most High, reaching from end to end and ordering all things mightily and sweetly: come and teach us the way of prudence.

On the Wednesday of Ember week in Advent, the Mystery of the Annunciation is commemorated by many Churches. The Mass is sung early in the morning. That Mass is sometimes called the Golden Mass, Rorate Mass, or Messias Mass. On that occassion the Church is illuminated, as a token that the world was still in darkness when the Light of the world appeared.

At home Katie and I are still in the midst of exams. She had another one this afternoon, while I spent a good part of the day preparing for tomorrow. Katie has her last exam tomorrow afternoon, but is spending the evening baking cookies at the Kartause instead of studying! What would her mother say?!?

Let's see, what else? Maria is still very cute, but she has been a bit sick of late, which means that the frequency of her total emotional meltdowns has increased proportionally. Lisa is still very cute too, but she is also getting ever more emotional, what with the pregnancy and all that...

1 comment:

Somebody Calls Me Nana said...

Katie's mother says,"Way to express self-confidence, Kate!"
Maria's Nana says,"Oh, poor thing! Feel better soon."
Lisa's mother-in-law says, "Hang in there, honey. You really won't be pregnant forever."
John's mother says, "Hang in there, honey. Maria will feel better and act more pleasant, and Lisa really won't be pregnant forever! In the meantime, have a cookie!"