Friday, February 17, 2012

The “Bright Sadness of Lent”

by Rick Lord on February 17, 2012

in Best Practices,Liturgy

“A journey, a pilgrimage!  Yet, as we begin it, as we make the first step into the ‘bright sadness’ of Lent, we see–far, far away–the destination.  It is the joy of Easter, it is the entrance into the glory of the kingdom.”  — Alexander Schmemann in “Great Lent: Journey to Pascha” The words, “bright sadness,” [...]

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