My forage into ancestry is still not done. And while it's difficult in some ways, it's easier than I thought in other ways. The Sundays in days of old had names. Dominica Oculi, Dominica Lætare, Dominica Judica. And while some of those were new to me, Judica for instance, others were quite normal, like Lætare and the name of today, Dominica Gaudete.
Christmas celebrations in the Owlery is only just starting. Of course we have an advent "wreath" not wreath shaped, but it's there. Today we light the third candle, it should be rose coloured. Maybe even Trash Pink - my colour of the month. Some said it was a ind of shocking pink, and today's message is shocking. The one rose coloured candles one among the purple ones, tells us to be joyful. It's Sunday Gaudete. REJOICE!
It has its name from one of Paulus' letters, where he says:"Gaudete in Domino semper: iterum dico, gaudete." Which means in English: Be joyful in the Lord always, I say to you, be joyful! And yes it's an order, (the imperative plural form of the verb gaudere, to be happy, to rejoice and similar).
Saint Paul orders us to rejoice! It's a tall order, actually. It's not always easy. We're busy, stressing out and hurrying around. It's dark, dreary and cold. And if we look further afield there's chaos and terror and idiocy enough to make every one NOT the least
bit positive. But throughout the ages on the third Sunday of advent, we've been met with this command: Rejoice.
Today a small child was baptized during mass. This is the true reason for our joy. We are the children of God - End of sermon.
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Christmas celebrations in the Owlery is only just starting. Of course we have an advent "wreath" not wreath shaped, but it's there. Today we light the third candle, it should be rose coloured. Maybe even Trash Pink - my colour of the month. Some said it was a ind of shocking pink, and today's message is shocking. The one rose coloured candles one among the purple ones, tells us to be joyful. It's Sunday Gaudete. REJOICE!
It has its name from one of Paulus' letters, where he says:"Gaudete in Domino semper: iterum dico, gaudete." Which means in English: Be joyful in the Lord always, I say to you, be joyful! And yes it's an order, (the imperative plural form of the verb gaudere, to be happy, to rejoice and similar).
Saint Paul orders us to rejoice! It's a tall order, actually. It's not always easy. We're busy, stressing out and hurrying around. It's dark, dreary and cold. And if we look further afield there's chaos and terror and idiocy enough to make every one NOT the least
bit positive. But throughout the ages on the third Sunday of advent, we've been met with this command: Rejoice. Today a small child was baptized during mass. This is the true reason for our joy. We are the children of God - End of sermon.
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Min slægtsforskning fortsætter stadigvæk, mere eller mindre intenst men stædigt gnasker jeg mig igennem kirkebog efter kirkebog for sydsjællandske landsogne. Noget af det er forbløffende svært, andet lettere end jeg troede. For eksempel hed mange af søndagene noget før i tiden. Dominica Oculi, Dominica Lætare, Dominica Judica og sådan noget. Og mens jeg aldrig havde hørt om Judica eller Oculi, var andre helt normale navne som Lætare, og navnet på i dag, tredje søndag i advent, også kendt som Dominica Gaudete.
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Juleforberedelserne her i Uglebo er så småt ved at gå i gang. Vi har selvfølgelig en adventskrans. Og egentlig skulle dagens lys være rosa, som man ser det her på billedet. Tre lilla og et rosa lys (Måske skal det lige frem være Trash Pink - min månedens farve. Det er vist en slags shocking pink, og dagens budskab fra det rosa lys er da chokerende: GLÆD JER! Det er det, søndagens traditionelle navn, søndag Gaudete, betyder.
Og det er en ordre. Gaudete er bydeform (imperativ flertal af gaudere, der betyder at glæde sig)
Paulus beordrer os til altid at glæde os. Det kommer fra et af Paulus' breve, hvor han siger: "Gaudete in Domino semper: iterum dico, gaudete!" Det betyder: Glæd jer altid i Herren Jeg siger igen: Glæd jer!
Det er ikke let at glæde sig nu for tiden. Vi stresser rundt og kan ikke nå det hele. Det er koldt og mørkt. Løfter vi blikket, er det heller ikke opmuntrende, klimakatastrofer, terror, krig, idioti, hele vejen rundt. Men hver tredje søndag i kirkeåret har ordren gennem tiderne lydt: Glæd jer!
I dag blev et lille barn døbt under messen. Det er grunden til vores glæde. Vi er Guds børn ~ Slut på prædikenen!
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My Sunday selection will be at bit strange, bear with me.
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Jeg har ikke taget særligt mange billeder det seneste stykke tid, kun af gamle kirkebøger, og de er ikke hverken dekorative eller interesante for de fleste af os. Ellers har jeg taget "instruktive billeder", taget for at huske noget, lære noget eller vise noget specifikt. Derfor bliver dagens søndagsbilleder lidt sære.
A deer, woven in bark. Could we re-create it? - we could.
En hjort, vævet i bark. Kunne vi finde ud af at lave en? - Ja vi kunne.
En mast, der skal forbedre vores mobildækning. Er den meget grim og forstyrrende?
Endnu en origami- eller modulstjerne - er den pænere i hvid?
Rejoice! There's a song based on the verse, I learned it years ago, and sometimes I hum it to myself under my breath when things are difficult.
SvarSletI love the woven deer. I don't do candles or anything like that for Christmas, advent here is usually calendars with small chocolates or sometimes fancier ones with more fancy "gifts" for each advent day.
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