{"id":105224,"date":"2020-02-26T13:40:01","date_gmt":"2020-02-26T21:40:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/?p=105224"},"modified":"2024-02-06T12:01:58","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T20:01:58","slug":"the-rubrics-of-lent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/the-rubrics-of-lent\/","title":{"rendered":"The Rubrics of Lent"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"wpsdc-drop-cap\">T<\/span>oday, we begin the season of Lent with Ash Wednesday. The modern <em>Roman Missal<\/em> has a set of rubrics that cover the whole of Lent, before digging into each day separately. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"663\" height=\"589\" data-attachment-id=\"105225\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/the-rubrics-of-lent\/screen-shot-2020-02-26-at-13-22-09\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-26-at-13.22.09.png?fit=663%2C589&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"663,589\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Rubrics for Lent\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-26-at-13.22.09.png?fit=663%2C589&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-26-at-13.22.09.png?resize=663%2C589\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-105225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-26-at-13.22.09.png?w=663&amp;ssl=1 663w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-26-at-13.22.09.png?resize=240%2C213&amp;ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-26-at-13.22.09.png?resize=150%2C133&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 663px) 100vw, 663px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most folks are familiar with number 4, and I&#8217;d venture to say that 3 is not exactly unknown to priests and ministers, if not the folks in the pews.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But what&#8217;s up with 1? I have never experienced a Lenten procession before Mass. In fact, I&#8217;m not sure I&#8217;ve ever heard of one happening locally. I know that this happens in some European countries, most especially Spain and in Rome, but the United States?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And why not? It comes &#8220;strongly recommended&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It sounds like a lovely tradition, walking through the streets in penitential procession chanting the Litany of the Saints. More processions, I say!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As an example, here is today&#8217;s Ash Wednesday procession from Rome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"860\" height=\"484\" data-attachment-id=\"105227\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/the-rubrics-of-lent\/pope-walks-in-penitential-procession-on-ash-wednesday-2020\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/pope-walks-in-penitential-procession-on-ash-wednesday-2020.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"pope-walks-in-penitential-procession-on-ash-wednesday-2020\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Pope Francis, Ash Wednesday procession, 2020&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/pope-walks-in-penitential-procession-on-ash-wednesday-2020.jpg?fit=860%2C484&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/pope-walks-in-penitential-procession-on-ash-wednesday-2020.jpg?resize=860%2C484\" alt=\"Pope Francis, Ash Wednesday stational procession, 2020\" class=\"wp-image-105227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/pope-walks-in-penitential-procession-on-ash-wednesday-2020.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/pope-walks-in-penitential-procession-on-ash-wednesday-2020.jpg?resize=240%2C135&amp;ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/pope-walks-in-penitential-procession-on-ash-wednesday-2020.jpg?resize=150%2C84&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/pope-walks-in-penitential-procession-on-ash-wednesday-2020.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/pope-walks-in-penitential-procession-on-ash-wednesday-2020.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/><figcaption>Pope Francis, Ash Wednesday procession, 2020<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, we begin the season of Lent with Ash Wednesday. The modern Roman Missal has a set of rubrics that cover the whole of Lent, before digging into each day separately. Most folks are familiar with number 4, and I&#8217;d venture to say that 3 is not exactly unknown to priests and ministers, if not the folks in the pews. [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":105227,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"The Rubrics of Lent - blatherings from the blog","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[46,97,52,25,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-105224","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-annual","category-general-instruction-of-the-roman-missal","category-pope-francis-i","category-seasons","category-sacred-liturgy"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/pope-walks-in-penitential-procession-on-ash-wednesday-2020.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1aGBK-rna","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":107649,"url":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/the-rubrics-of-lent-2023\/","url_meta":{"origin":105224,"position":0},"title":"The Rubrics of Lent","author":"Thom","date":"24 February 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"first Sunday of Lent approaches! The modern Roman Missal has a set of rubrics that cover the whole of Lent, before digging into each day separately. 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How can Lent be so close already? The modern Roman Missal has a set of rubrics that cover the whole of Lent, before it digs into each day separately. Let's take a look at them, because there may be some surprises. Most\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Annual&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Annual","link":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/category\/annual\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Pope Francis, Ash Wednesday stational procession, 2020","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/pope-walks-in-penitential-procession-on-ash-wednesday-2020.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/pope-walks-in-penitential-procession-on-ash-wednesday-2020.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/pope-walks-in-penitential-procession-on-ash-wednesday-2020.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/pope-walks-in-penitential-procession-on-ash-wednesday-2020.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/pope-walks-in-penitential-procession-on-ash-wednesday-2020.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":108316,"url":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/processions-in-the-rubrics-of-lent\/","url_meta":{"origin":105224,"position":2},"title":"Processions in the Rubrics of Lent","author":"Thom","date":"06 February 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Ash Wednesday is just over a week away. Here at Pistachio House, we just took down the last of our Christmas decorations on Candlemas, and here we are practically in Lent already! The modern Roman Missal has a set of rubrics that cover the whole of Lent, before it digs\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Annual&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Annual","link":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/category\/annual\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Pope Francis, Ash Wednesday stational procession, 2020","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/pope-walks-in-penitential-procession-on-ash-wednesday-2020.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/pope-walks-in-penitential-procession-on-ash-wednesday-2020.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/pope-walks-in-penitential-procession-on-ash-wednesday-2020.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/pope-walks-in-penitential-procession-on-ash-wednesday-2020.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/pope-walks-in-penitential-procession-on-ash-wednesday-2020.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":100140,"url":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/the-authority-of-the-general-instruction\/","url_meta":{"origin":105224,"position":3},"title":"The Authority of the General Instruction","author":"Thom","date":"16 September 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Part 2 in an ongoing series of essays on the General Instruction of the Roman Missal. authority does the General Instruction enjoy in terms of the sacred liturgy? 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