The Feast of St. Barbara

[chronarchy]

Comments

[tesinth]

I'm in, its been way too long since I've been to a Catholic feast (wouldn't be a problem except the fact that I'm still sorta Catholic...)

Found this: http://wesclark.com/jw/barbara.html

Could be fun, especially if we ever get field artillary. :)

[tesinth]

More links (some better than others):

http://www.catholicculture.org/lit/activities/view.cfm?id=963

http://riv.co.nz/rnza/hist/stbarb1.htm

http://sill-www.army.mil/pao/pabarbar.htm

http://www.ainglkiss.com/saints/barb.htm

http://culture.polishsite.us/articles/art68.html

http://german.about.com/library/blbarbara.htm?once=true&

(Sure you've seen many of them before, but in case you haven't)

Catholic Feast Days

[anonymous]

On the feast day of a particular saint (normally only the better know ones, like St. Peter or St. Francis, or perhaps a parish's name sake) Catholics will have a special mass, which consists of a regular mass with perhaps a special prayer or reading in their honor. They might even erect a temporary shrine in their honor. For the bigger, more "modern" churches, that's about all you'll get.

However, very often small towns (this is very common in Europe and hispanic-America) will a have their own patron saint. On and around said feast days, they'll have a grand festival, with lots of decorations, parades, numerous effagies of the saint, sacrifices, perhaps even fireworks. It's often just a throw-back to that culture's pre-christian traditions, now just centered around a catholic saint.

-Maggie

Re: Catholic Feast Days

[chronarchy]

Well, I *do* have a portable Mass kit now. . . From the Vatican!

Thanks to mazisexton for that!

[singingwren]

Hail Saint Barbara! She's so beautiful...

I want to go to her feast for sure, but there are two obstacles. The first is that I have no ride and the second is that I told Kat I'd go to Cazuela's around 7 because it's her birthday. Seeing as Cazuela's is literally a block away, this shouldn't really be a problem time-wise, as I can always go to that for a little bit and then maytbe get picked up by anyone going to your thing.

[chronarchy]

I have been informed that both tesinth and Maggie will be attending, so you might be able to get a ride with one of them, so contact either/or and see if they can bring you.

[singingwren]

Sweet, I think that'll work. :) How long do you think this affair will last, though...? (*two finals tomorrow mornin'*)

[chronarchy]

Probably about two hours, or however long it takes you gluttons to eat all the food.

[road_trip_judi]

Too bad her feast day isn't about six months later -- I'd let you use my property so you could include the field artillery component to the feast. :)

[chronarchy]

Ooh, that would be fun. One day, I'd like to make an actual cannon. Could be fun :)

[road_trip_judi]

Supposedly at the next Watermelon party we're going to have a trebuchet. Not quite a cannon, but should still be fun.

[chronarchy]

A treb is by far more fun than a cannon!

[ceolnamara]

I hope it goes swimmingly. I implore you toast St Barbara for me.

[chronarchy]

Will do :)