"What is all this
juice and all this joy?
A strain of the earth's sweet being in the beginning
In Eden garden."—
Spring, Gerard
Manley Hopkins
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Spring Activities
Most of Springtime falls in the Lent or Easter
season depending on whether Easter is early or late. Ordinary time begins
on the Monday after Pentecost Sunday. This year that is in the middle
of May, next year in early June.
The emergence of new plants and flowers makes this
an ideal time of year to choose a Mary Garden as a family project. This
practice began in medieval times and the gardens were made up of all the
flowers and herbs that are ascribed by love and legend as a special tribute
to the Blessed Virgin. This charming and inspiring tradition has been
revived in many places in Europe and more recently in this country
(Excerpts from The Easter Book by Francis
X. Weiser, S.J.). There are also other appropriate
family activities for May. We have listed a few suggestions below.
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