Show special holy days day enber ember days or ember weeks weaks are the four seasons set apart in the early centuries by the western church for special prayer and fasting and for the ordination of the clergy the weeks fire are those immediately following holy cross day september 14 st lucys bucys day december 13 the first sunday to in lent movable and whit sunday also movable wednesdays fridays and saturdays ot of these weeks are called ember days the sundays following these days being days of ordination they were known to be observed in britain as early ns as and wore were affirmed by the council of liam 1002 |