Tuesday 25 March 2014
Wednesday 19 March 2014
Saint Joseph - Feast Day
St. Joseph was the foster father of Jesus and he is the patron saint of workers. He is a patron of workers partly because he was a worker himself – a carpenter – but also because of the gift that he gave of himself when he agreed to take care of Mary and Jesus.
Joseph and Mary were not yet married when Joseph found out that Mary had been chosen to be the Mother of God, created to give birth and take care of Jesus. Mary and Jesus would need someone to care for them. That person was St. Joseph.
Through an angel, God asked Joseph to take Mary to be his wife. This was so that Jesus could grow up in a holy family with two holy parents. It was very important that Mary and Jesus have someone to care for both of them. Joseph was a hard-working carpenter, so he was able to give Mary and Jesus the things they needed to live. Joseph gladly gave of himself to be a husband to Mary and a father to Jesus. Although it is such a big job to take care of a family, it was even more important when you consider that the family he was caring for were Mary, the Mother of God, and Jesus, the Son of God.
Monday 17 March 2014
Saint Patrick - Feast Day
St. Patrick's Day falls on March 17th. It honours Saint Patrick, the Patron Saint of Ireland, who was executed on March 17, about A.D. 461.
Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, is credited with establishing 300 churches in Ireland and of having converted most of the population to Christianity. Patrick was born in Great Britain to a wealthy Alderman and Christian. At 16 Patrick was kidnapped by pirates and sold into slavery in Ireland. During his captivity as a shepherd, he dedicated himself to his religion. He managed to escape captivity six years, later. Returning to England he believed it was his responsibility to bring Christianity to the Irish. He studied in the monastery of Le'rins off the south east coast of France and in Auxerre, France with Saint Germanius, a French bishop. Pope Celestine I later sent Patrick to Ireland. He was an Apostle to the Irish.
The legends about Saint Patrick are what most people associate with St. Patrick's Day. It is said he used the shamrock to explain the concept of the holy trinity to the Irish. Showing them the three leafed clover he explained that God the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit were three parts of the same divinity. Many people believe this is how shamrocks came to be identified with St. Patrick as well as Ireland, becoming it's national symbol. He is also said to have driven the snakes out of Ireland.Tuesday 11 March 2014
Tuesday 4 March 2014
Shrove Tuesday
Shrove Tuesday is the day before Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent in the Roman Catholic Church. "Shrove" is the past tense of the word "shrive," which means to hear a confession, assign penance, and absolve from sin. Shrove Tuesday is a reminder that we are entering a season of penance.
Shrove Tuesday is also known as Fat Tuesday or Mardi Gras (which is simply French for Fat Tuesday). So Pancakes for dinner today! Recipe Below if you haven't got one !
Pancakes
125g flour
3 eggs
250ml milk
30g melted butter
Mix all together in one go until well blended. Allowing the mixture to stand for half an hour may improve it marginally, but use it straight away if necessary.
Heat the frying pan and rub it with a little oil or butter. Any more and the pancake will be heavy. As there is butter in the pancake batter, it’s often not necessary to add more oil or butter to the pan later.
Pour the pancake batter into a jug and pour a skim of batter onto the hot pan.
Roll the pan quickly so the batter spreads over the pan and replace on the heat.
Allow to cook until brown without moving it around. The pancake will only flip successfully when well cooked.
Tilt the pan away from you so the pancake almost slides off, and flip so the uncooked side goes onto the pan.
Allow another minute to cook the second side.
Serve immediately or stack and put in a warm oven to keep hot while cooking the rest.
3 eggs
250ml milk
30g melted butter
Mix all together in one go until well blended. Allowing the mixture to stand for half an hour may improve it marginally, but use it straight away if necessary.
Heat the frying pan and rub it with a little oil or butter. Any more and the pancake will be heavy. As there is butter in the pancake batter, it’s often not necessary to add more oil or butter to the pan later.
Pour the pancake batter into a jug and pour a skim of batter onto the hot pan.
Roll the pan quickly so the batter spreads over the pan and replace on the heat.
Allow to cook until brown without moving it around. The pancake will only flip successfully when well cooked.
Tilt the pan away from you so the pancake almost slides off, and flip so the uncooked side goes onto the pan.
Allow another minute to cook the second side.
Serve immediately or stack and put in a warm oven to keep hot while cooking the rest.
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