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A happy Easter to all who are celebrating it in any way!*




* And for those in Eastern churches who are celebrating in May, I wish you a happy Easter in advance, because my odds of remembering in May at the end of term are very bad.

Merry Christmas to all who observe it (or observed it yesterday, since I'm so late in the day in my own time zone).

We have been fortunate to spend it with extended family. So much food! So much fun! (I have had to retreat to a distance because the fun is a little too intense, but that's ok!)

A merry Christmas (or Christmas season!) to all who celebrate it. May you be safe, warm (but not hot!), and able to spend time with people you love or be by yourself as you prefer.

***hugs***

Happy Easter to all who celebrate it on the Gregorian calendar! (I'll try to remember to come back to wish those on the Julian calendar a happy Easter on May 2, but I gotta admit, the odds are not good).

I've had both my shots, Brilliant Husband has had the first, and Progeny has an appointment real soon now for her first.

I went to my first Easter Mass in two years. We wore masks and stayed distanced, we had no baptisms or confirmations, but it was joyous, and I'm so grateful I could go!

And Progeny is now 20, for those keeping track. Can you believe it?

I hope you are all well!

Yes, I know it's not Sunday, but Sunday was even worse than today (if you watch US news, you know what I mean), and I didn't have the heart to share anything funny. Today, I feel I can share.

Sunday was Pentecost in many Christian churches. Red is the color of Pentecost. Catholic churches in my state reopened for Pentecost, although we're still dispensed, meaning we are not required to go. In normal times, Catholics are required to attend Sunday mass plus certain holy day masses ("holy days of obligation," they're called) unless ill or traveling (and urged to try to attend if traveling). So not a lot of people went. I stayed home and watched mass on a live stream.

Saturday night, though, I put it all together. Only the priest and deacon have to wear the liturgical color for the day, but a lot of lay people (including me) enjoy doing so for special days such as Pentecost. "My gosh," I told Brilliant Husband. "We're reopening the churches tomorrow—and they're going to be full of Red Shirts." (I just hope it wasn't prophetic. And I wore a red dress to attend mass from home.)

I also remembered, as I do every year, that time many years ago when my home parish had a celebration of Pentecost. After mass, there were goodies, including a cake. Someone called someone else and told them what to have the bakery put on the cake: three crowns, for the Trinity.

Only something got lost somewhere along the way. We had a Happy Birthday cake for the Church decorated with three clowns. There were a number of mystified people, but the cake was good (and my mom knew the story and told us).

Things got away from me again!

At least it is still Hanukkah, so happy Hanukkah to all who celebrate!

And happy belated Christmas to all who celebrate that! For Catholics, it's still Christmas season until Epiphany, or technically until the Baptism of Christ, which is the Sunday after Epiphany. And now Catholics in the United States celebrate Epiphany on the Sunday after Epiphany (proper, Jan. 6), so our Christmas season extends until January 12. So I'm actually early! No, wait.

I hope you are having a good week, whatever you celebrate (or don't).

Happy Passover to those who are celebrating it! (Sorry I'm late.)

Happy Easter to all celebrating it today!



(Yes, I realize that my choice of user pic here is potentially blasphemous. If you don't know why, watch Pushing Daisies!)

Merry Christmas to all who celebrate! Happy Boxing Day to my Australian friends, and I hope you had a good Christmas! (Danged time zones.)

Happy Thanksgiving to all my friends who are celebrating it. May your tummies be full (but not too full) and your family conversations animated (but not too animated)!

Happy Easter to all who celebrate it! May you have a peaceful day and indeed a peaceful year!