tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13993745.post4222021392550298124..comments2023-09-08T10:33:13.615-05:00Comments on ASCENT: Halloween: Trick Or Retreat?OCMC 2010 Hogar Rafael Missions Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09812214290348732602noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13993745.post-21663245023556420572009-12-14T05:02:11.268-05:002009-12-14T05:02:11.268-05:00For this one:
1) All Hallows Day is still a R. Ca...For this one:<br /><br />1) All Hallows Day is still a R. Catholic feast of Obligation. In Gk Orthodox Church, I think the corresponding feast is one of the first sundays of Triodium or Lent.<br /><br />On Ireland participation in the Mass on All Hallows Day made sure you had not been waking with the pagans, once upon a time.<br /><br />2) The trick and treat thing goes back to the Irish tradition of going "a-souling" on All Hallows' Eve: if you got a bun, you promised to pray for one deceased as requested by giver. It is thus connected to the prayers for the dead and more specifically the agapai made by relatives. Connecting it to Samhain is one of the many Protestant accusations against Catholics for having paganised Christianity, which also smudge Orthodox things.Hans Georg Lundahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01055583255516264955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13993745.post-27162089380766053502009-12-14T04:56:05.034-05:002009-12-14T04:56:05.034-05:00That was meant for the post "Pro-Choice Chris...That was meant for the post "Pro-Choice Christianity"Hans Georg Lundahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01055583255516264955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13993745.post-47098921200651011282009-12-14T04:50:10.353-05:002009-12-14T04:50:10.353-05:00A R. Catholic would not disagree with the words fo...A R. Catholic would not disagree with the words for burial of an infant, but they are not used unless the infant has been baptised before dying.Hans Georg Lundahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01055583255516264955noreply@blogger.com