Lent is a time of penance and abstinence. With marriages being a celebration the church viewed it as a distraction of the season. Marriages were performed during lint were not blessed until after lent had ended. There is a formula as to when lent is and it is based on the first full moon in spring which is Passover. The Sunday before Passover is Palm Sunday and you go back 40 days and you have Ash Wednesday which is the first day of lent. It is possible to have marriages in the first few weeks of March and not be in Lent.
Rick From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Cheri Mello Sent: Saturday, May 20, 2017 4:21 PM To: Azores Genealogy Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Empty March I have some March marriages. You'd have to check with someone who is good on Catholic Church history...I think it has something to do with Lent. Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada On Mon, May 8, 2017 at 10:19 PM, 'Jeremy G. B-C' via Azores Genealogy <[email protected]> wrote: Does anyone here have the vaguest notion as to why hardly anyone in the Azores got married in March? Just curious... Jeremy -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores.
