Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity
Novices Pray before The Blessed Sacrament.
Photo Credit: Courtesy of Father Dave Brokke,
Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity.
Text and Illustration taken from, and can be read in full at, EWTN NEWS HERE
Father Dave Brokke, with the Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity (SOLT), says embracing the Traditional practice of Ember Days has become a way of fostering Vocations.
The General Chapter of the Clerical Branch of the Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity (SOLT) is embracing the Traditional practice of Ember Days as a spiritual means of fostering and growing Vocations.
Ember Days — the Christian periods of Prayer, Fasting, and Thanksgiving — take place for three days (Wednesday, Friday, Saturday) over the four Seasons each year.
The next Ember Days in 2026 will be on Wednesday,
16 September, Friday, 18 September, Saturday, 19 September.
The SOLT Chapter voted on the re-introduction of Traditional Ember Days to create a more intentional way of asking God for Vocations.
The SOLT Chapter voted on the re-introduction of Traditional Ember Days to create a more intentional way of asking God for Vocations.
It voted in 2023 and, over the past three years, the Community has seen almost as many men enter into formation as it had in the previous ten years.
A wonderful story. Also, Zephyrinus’ constant quarterly reminders of the Ember Days are occasions for Catholics (as well as even the Anglican Church [“Protestant Episcopal Church” in the US only considers them “optional,” meaning they are a dead letter]) to still “take a step closer” and practice the Ember Days as a time of fasting, prayer and spiritual reflection. There is something about fasting that “gets one’s attention.”
ReplyDeleteAnd as Zephyrinus prods us: “The next Ember Days in 2026 will be [this week] on Wednesday, 16 September; Friday, 18 September; and Saturday, 19 September.” -Comment by Dante P.
Thank you, Dante P, for your welcome commentary on The Ember Days.
DeleteThey are such a Devout, Profound, and Holy, practice, that it defies belief that the so-called experts of Vatican II decided to try and eliminate them.
As Dante P correctly points out, even the Anglican Church continues to extol their profundity and holiness.
Let us all use the Ember Days to increase our Prayer Life and Pray for all that is needful.