Lady Sharon | April 2, 2010
Our Offering “The Passion” is the Christian theological term used for the events and suffering – physical, spiritual, and mental – of Jesus in the hours before and including his trial and execution by crucifixion. The Crucifixion of Jesus lies deep in the heart of Christian beliefs. What did Jesus feel as He endured injustice, [...]
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Tags: Good Friday, Passion of the Christ, Psalm 22, religion, suffering
Lady Sharon | February 2, 2010
If Candlemas be fair and bright, Winter has another flight. If Candlemas brings clouds and rain, Winter will not come again. ~an English Saying For thousands of years people have held festivals of lights. One of these celebrations takes place on February 2nd., which is forty days after the day Jesus was born and it [...]
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Tags: Candelaria, Candlemas, Hypapante, Nunc Dimittis, The Tallis Scholars
Lady Sharon | December 31, 2009
King Arthur doth Speak “The goddess of peace shall her blessings unfold……..” New Yeere Tidings to All My Subjects in this deare Kingdom of Hertes, Camelot, Whilst the ancient Olde Yeere doth walk the final shaky steps to the Gate of Time, the New Yeere awaits to greet your humble King Arthur and all those [...]
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Tags: Andre Rieu, Happy New Year, medieval, music
Lady Sharon | December 11, 2009
Happy Hanukkah “A religious man is a person who holds God and man in one thought at one time, at all times, who suffers harm done to others, whose greatest passion is compassion, whose greatest strength is love and defiance of despair.” ~Abraham Joshua Heschel For thousands of years, people have held festivals of light. [...]
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Lady Sharon | November 11, 2009
Remembrance Day in Camelot I, your King, Arthur Pendragon, at this special hour, under the light of goulden candles, sommon up remembrances of times past. Blessed, I speaketh to thee, Warriors with duty great , who rode to fight for victory in the darkest of nyghts. Mine eyes have seen Veterans with embroidered [...]
Category: Holy Days, Feast Days and Holidays, King Arthur and Camelot, Veterans |
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Tags: Bloggers Unite, Blue Stars Mothers of America, Canines for Combat Veterans, King Arthur, NEADS, Remembrance Day, The Soldier's Project, Veterans, Who Will Stand, Wounded Warrior Project
Lady Sharon | November 1, 2009
History of Halloween Part II The Samhain was a time to prepare stores of meat and grains to last through the winter. Some animals were slaughtered. The bones of the cattle were tossed upon the flames of the Bonfire. The “bonefire” (from the ‘Gaeli tine cnamh’) was the sole fire. Then each family lit its [...]
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Lady Sharon | October 30, 2009
History of Halloween Part I The Ancient Celts were the tribal people who inhabited most of western and central Europe, 3000 years ago. The Celts migrated west, eventually arriving in Ireland. This is where many of our Halloween traditions originate. At the end of summer, after the harvest had been gathered and winter approached, [...]
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Tags: Halloween, History of Halloween, Jack o'lantern, Oiche Shamhna, Samhain