40 Days of Lenten Fasting, Meet The Story of The 40 Holy Martyrs of Sebasté!
Mandeville, LA - This Sunday, the first of the six which come during Lent, is one of the most solemn throughout the year. In the ancient Calendars, it is called Invocabit, from the first word of the Introit of the Mass. In the Middle-Ages, it was called Brand Sunday, because the young people, who had behaved sinfully during Carnival, were obliged to show themselves to-day, at the Church, with a torch in their hands, as a show of public humiliation for […]
