Sunday, April 02, 2023
Menu Plan: Holy Week
The Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem
This year, just about everyone has kept the Lenten fast completely. If I may be permitted, I am proud of their dedication to their own spiritual growth, and to allowing themselves to be disciplined so they can learn to discipline themselves. They have embraced the fast, and have also been willing to break it for the sake of others, without any problem, and are trying to keep the Triduum fast as best they can. Mariam is planning on starting after breakfast on Good Friday, and Nejat plans on only eating one meal on Friday and Saturday until after the vigil. Speaking of that vigil, I am so pleased that our little Sunday church group will again be able to have a retired priest come to serve that highest liturgy of the year. It is the Feast of Feasts, and the high point of our year.
May you have a blessed Holy Week! If you are Orthodox, Eastern Catholic, or Coptic, we pray for a continued Holy Lent!
- Sunday - Palm Sunday
Breakfast: Ful, Chopped Tomatoes, Chiles, Olives and Onions, Toast, Sliced Oranges, Tea and Coffee
Dinner: Croatian Brudet, Creamy Lenten Polenta with Garlic and Parsley, Green Salad, Fruit Plate - Monday - Holy Monday
Breakfast: Wheateena with Maple Syrup and Coconut Milk, Sliced Oranges, Tea with Honey
Dinner: Vegetarian Ranchero Beans, Rice, Fruit Plate - Tuesday - Holy Tuesday
Breakfast: Tomato Olive Toast with Za'atar, Fruit Plate, Tea with Honey
Dinner: 15 Minute Peanut Butter Noodles with Vegetables and Shellfish Mix, Home Canned Pears - Wednesday - Spy Wednesday
Breakfast: Steel Cut Oats with Raisins, Cinnamon and Brown Sugar, Tea with Honey
Dinner: Coconut Curry Noodle Bowls with Chickpeas, Fruit Plate - Thursday - Maundy Thursday
Breakfast: Potato Hash Burritos with Salsa, Tea with Honey
Dinner: Tomato and Olive Pasta (with sunflower oil), Green Salad, Fruit Plate - Friday - Good Friday
Breakfast: Tahina and Date Syrup on Toast, Tea with Honey - for Mariam
Dinner: Shorbat 'Addas (made with sunflower oil), Bread for Nejat - Saturday - Holy/Vigil Saturday
Dinner: Shorbat 'Addas (made with sunflower oil), Bread for Nejat
Labels: Church Year, Faith and Morality, Family, Fasting as a Family, Governor Inslee Needs a Frozen Fish to the Forehead, Holy Week, Homemaking, Lent, Menu Plans, Tales from the Kitchen
