From My Book of the Church's Year, by Enid M. Chadwick. London: Mowbrays (no date). So, what is Rogation Sunday, and Rogationtide (a.k.a., the Rogation Days), anyway...? The lovely Anglican blog, "Full Homely Divinity," explains: "The week of the Sixth Sunday of Easter [note: for those of us using the traditional calendar, the Fifth Sunday after Easter] is busy with processions and outdoor activities. The week begins with prayers and celebrations that focus on stewardship of creation and culminates in the great (but lately much-neglected) Feast of the Ascension of our Lord into heaven on the fortieth day of the Paschal Feast.
Rogation Sunday and Rogationtide
Rogation Sunday and Rogationtide
Rogation Sunday and Rogationtide
From My Book of the Church's Year, by Enid M. Chadwick. London: Mowbrays (no date). So, what is Rogation Sunday, and Rogationtide (a.k.a., the Rogation Days), anyway...? The lovely Anglican blog, "Full Homely Divinity," explains: "The week of the Sixth Sunday of Easter [note: for those of us using the traditional calendar, the Fifth Sunday after Easter] is busy with processions and outdoor activities. The week begins with prayers and celebrations that focus on stewardship of creation and culminates in the great (but lately much-neglected) Feast of the Ascension of our Lord into heaven on the fortieth day of the Paschal Feast.