Where does shrove come from and why pancakes?
The word shrove is a past tense of the English verb “shrive,” which means to obtain absolution for one’s sins by confessing and doing penance. Shrove Tuesday gets its name from the shriving (confessing) that English Christians were to do along with the imposition of penance and pronouncement of absolution that Christians were required to...
An Invitation to the Observance of a Holy Lent
Dear People of God: The first Christians observed with great devotion the days of our Lord’s passion and resurrection, and it became the custom of the Church to prepare for them by a season of penitence and fasting. This season of Lent provided a time in which converts to the faith were...
Shrove Tue. Heavenly Hotcakes
Come one come all to the last gasp of rich food indulgence before the austerity of your Lenten Fast (you are fasting, aren’t you?)! Join us for a fabulous night of fun, fellowship and feasting on our extra secret special recipe pancakes handed down over countless years and superb...