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Show Special Holy Dayi Ember days or Ember weeks are the four ses sons set apart In the early centuries cen-turies by the western church for special spe-cial prayer and fasting and for the ordination of the clergy. The weeks are those Immediately following Holy Cross day, September 14 ; St. Lucy's day, December 13; the first Sunday In Lent (movable), and Whit Sunday (also movable). Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays of these weeks are called Ember days, the Sundays following fol-lowing these days being days of ordination. ordi-nation. They were known to be observed ob-served In Britain as early as 507, and were affirmed by the council of Aen-ham, Aen-ham, 1008 |