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| Mrs.Pogle | Friday, 13. March 2009, 13:01 |
Happy Couple!
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It's a tough one for me, as I recognise that one of my great failings is being a lover of comfort ~ I always wear fluffy socks ad slippers, like my hot water bottle and being warm etc. Lent is a good time for me to seriously put those comforts to one side. One way is by going barefoot and not putting the heating on when I am at home alone. There is a long history of barefoot penance. At one time, people would make pilgrimages barefoot (Queen Katherine of Aragon made barefoot pilgrimages to Walsingham many times) or go to Church barefoot in Lent/Holy Week. Not to be done now though, as it would just attract unnecessary attention to oneself, which would defeat the object! The Discalsed Carmelites wear sandals instead of shoes, as the word "discalsed" means without shoes. Some go barefoot. St. John of the Cross always went barefoot, but St. Teresa of Avila told him off for going too far! I also feel it's a shame that we don't go forward on our knees for the Veneration of the Crucifix on Good Friday, as they still do in Poland, for instance. |
"Living Life on the Home Front!" My Blog: Life on the Home Front  “It is most laudable in a married woman to be devout, but she must never forget that she is a housewife. And sometimes she must leave God at the altar to find Him in her housekeeping.” ~ St. Frances of Rome | |
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