Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Empty March

['John Raposo' via Azores Genealogy]

Lent and Easter were "closed" seasons in the church. That meant that except for 
special circumstances, e.g. the bride was pregnant, the groom was going off to 
war and wanted to marry the woman who could potentially be carrying his child, 
etc, etc, marriages were not performed. I remember that as an altar boy before 
Vatican II, I would note that marriages in the Lenten and Advent seasons were 
very quiet, low-keyed affairs. I knew of one case where the bride and groom had 
to apply to the Bishop for permission to marry in Advent; he was about to go 
off to war. Permission was granted. 

I hope this helps.
John
 

On Saturday, May 20, 2017 4:18 PM, 'Jeremy G. B-C' via Azores Genealogy 
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 Does anyone here have the vaguest notion as to why hardly anyone in the Azores 
got married in March?Just curious...
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RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Empty March

[Richard Francis Pimentel]

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

 

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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
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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 
<azores@googlegroups.com> wrote:

Does anyone here have the vaguest notion as to why hardly anyone in the Azores 
got married in March?

Just curious...

 

Jeremy

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Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Empty March

[Joanne Mercier]

Catholic Church tradition has discouraged weddings in Advent (December) and
Lent (Feb/March or March/April) because of the penitential nature of the
seasons. Some priests are more strict than others but there is not outright
prohibition during these times. The only time in the Catholic Church where
NO sacraments are celebrated are on Good Friday & Holy Saturday.

Joanne


On May 20, 2017 at 4:21:10 PM, Cheri Mello (gfsche...@gmail.com) wrote:

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

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> Does anyone here have the vaguest notion as to why hardly anyone in the
> Azores got married in March?
> Just curious...
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Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Empty March

['Susan Murphy' via Azores Genealogy]

I don't really know either but just feel that Cheri is right with it being 
Lent. I feel like even I learned that in Catholic school when I was young 
People waited until after Easter. My grandma used to also say that most did not 
marry in August because that was the month of "sorrows". This just came to me 
and wonder if anyone else heard of this. My grandparents did get married in 
August:)

Susan Vargas Murphy 

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Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Empty March

[Cheri Mello]

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

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> Does anyone here have the vaguest notion as to why hardly anyone in the
> Azores got married in March?
> Just curious...
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[AZORES-Genealogy] Empty March

['Jeremy G. B-C' via Azores Genealogy]

Does anyone here have the vaguest notion as to why hardly anyone in the 
Azores got married in March?
Just curious...

Jeremy

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