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Well since it is “Ash” Wednesday
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class=”post”>The capybara kap-i-‘bar-uh, hydrochoerus
hydrochaeris, is a semi-aquatic rodent of South and Central America. It
is the only species in its genus, which belongs to the family
Hydrochoeridae, order Rodentia.
class=”post”>When the Spanish missionaries found the
capybara in Brazil during the 16th century, they wrote to the Pope to
ask – there’s an animal here that’s scaly but also hairy, spends most
of its time in the water but occasionally comes on land; can we
classify it as a fish (and thus, the indigenous people could continue
to eat it during Lent)?. Not having a clear description of the animal
(and not wanting the petitioners to starve), the Pope agreed and
declared it to be a fish.
Marcel LeJeune
href=”http://marysaggies.blogspot.com/2008/01/lent-2008.html”
target=”_blank”>has a good Lent FAQ.
Fr. Philip N. Powell, OP has
href=”http://hancaquam.blogspot.com/2008/02/fr-philips-ten-commandments-of.html”
target=”_blank”>Fr. Philip’s Ten Commandments of Confession
Jimmy Akin has
href=”http://www.jimmyakin.org/2006/03/annual_lent_fig.html”>a
good roundup of Lenten information.
Jimmy also has the
href=”http://jimmyakin.typepad.com/defensor_fidei/2007/02/ash_wednesday.html”>guidelines
for fasting from the Code of Canon Law.
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May are spiritual and physical fasting
make more room for
Christ and may we all grow closer to Christ and Have a Holy Lent in
preparation for the feasts of feasts – Easter!
