Happy Epiphany Sunday.
It’s the last time I am going to say “Merry Christmas”, until next December. Catholics used to celebrate Epiphany during January 6 of the year but it was later changed to the first Sunday which may fall any time from January 2 to January 8. Why was it changed? After Vatican II, some local episcopal conferences decided that it wasn’t advisable to mandate people to attend mass every January 6 of the year. Hence, it is now celebrated the first Sunday of January.
We attended mass at 6:30 am then later gardened for a while after breakfast. I have to remove the old sweet potato vines and plant new ones. I added some okra beside the new ones. We have to trim the bleeding hearts too since they invaded some branches of our jackfruit trees. Josef removed the African rose altogether since it is so invasive. I love its orange flowers though. I used to grow it in pots but lately, it even broke the container pot where it was planted. Gardening at 9 am with the sun on one’s back is quite difficult but I have to take advantage of Josef’s free time. We were done after two hours.
Found a small guava growing near the perimeter fence. The old tree is almost dying but Josef picked two guava fruits earlier. What a nice surprise!
I am into my second book this year, Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng. It’s Goodreads’ Choice Award for Best Fiction 2017. It’s my first book of Celeste Ng. I am still trying to find copies of more classic books that I haven’t read yet. I love this quote from the book:
“It came, over and over, down to this: What made someone a mother? Was it biology alone, or was it love?”
I think motherhood is more about love. It is a privilege. a glorious blessing.
Happy Sunday everyone.
With the coming of the 12th Night, Mardi Gras season begins.
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Thank you I didn’t know about that Ray.
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We celebrate Twelfth Night since it is the start of Carnival Season. Throughout the season we eat King Cake which is named after… Mardi Gras has a religious aspect that most visiting partiers don’t understand.
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Thank you for explaining it Ray. Interested 🙂 to know further. Have you blogged about this before? Maybe Mr. google could help me understand it 🙂
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You, too, Arlene
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Thank you!
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I know nothing about Epiphany Sunday, so that educated me.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Thank you Pete.
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It was so cold here they didn’t let the camels walk in the Three Kings parade. IN fact, they celebrated it indoors without a parade. At Mass the organist played a great version of “We Three Kings” with a kind of marching sound. Took down the decorations and left the tree at the curb for the garbage collector(they turn them into mulch.) I taught her first novel “Bone” and look forward to this one too. Am reading Rachel Joyce’s newest “The Music Store” which I think you would love.
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Thanks Elizabeth. The last day of Christmas, they played it at the church too. It is quite nostalgic ‘no? Haven’t heard of Rachel Joyce yet except today. Will try to look for that book. I do hope winter is no that harsh in your area. Let’s keep reading.
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She also wrote the “Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry.” I think you would love it, too.
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Thank you for the recommendation. Have a nice day/evening.
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