Exploring the spiritual benefits of Quaranne. Many of us reacted to the imposion of Quaranne as a disrupon of our usual Lenten (Great Fast) roune but in actuality quaranne, as a period of 40 days of isolaon to avoid the spread of disease, draws its inspiraon from the 40 days of Lent. In fact the word quaranne literally comes from the e Lan quadraginta meaning 40 days and just as Lent was a period of denial for the purificaon of the soul, so quaranne became the a period of isolaon for the purificaon of the body. Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, while sll a Protestant went from New York to Italy with her husband in 1799 to visit their good friends and business associates the Filicchi family. While in route her husband William (an unbeliever) fell ill and she and her husband were quaranned upon their arrival in Italy. Although Wil- liam did not survive his ordeal, he came to faith in Christ before his death and Eliz- abeth, a devout Protestant completed her faith journey by becoming Catholic. She went on to found the first American religious order of nuns and to found the Catholic school system in the United States. This year God has set the agenda for our season of penance. Let us embrace His Holy Wisdom this issue Spiritual Perspecves P.1 Property Stewardship Update P.2 End of the Year Financial Report P.3 Upcoming Events P.4 WHAT IS HAPPINING AT YOUR PARISH DURING QUARANTINE LIVE STREAMING OUR LITURGIES: Connect with us on line : Saturday 4pm Solemn Vespers and Sunday 10am Divine Liturgy CONFESSIONS at the Office Door by appointment or at the Office door at 12noon on Saturdays . ZOOM in on Religious Ed. Classes: Monday night Adult Ed starts at 7pm Wednesday night Byzan- Teens go from 6:30am – 8pm and soon Saturday morning 10am for sacramental prep and middle school The Saint Melany Muse APRIL 2020 Vol. I Saint Melany Byzanne Catholic Church / 1212 North Sahuara Ave. Tucson AZ 85712 SAINT ELIZABETH ANN SETON Patron of those quarantined
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Exploring the spiritual benefits of Quarantine.
Many of us reacted to the imposition of Quarantine as a disruption of our usual
Lenten (Great Fast) routine but in actuality quarantine, as a period of 40 days of
isolation to avoid the spread of disease, draws its inspiration from the 40 days of
Lent. In fact the word quarantine literally comes from the e Latin quadraginta
meaning 40 days and just as Lent was a period of denial for the purification of the
soul, so quarantine became the a period of isolation for the purification of the
body. Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, while still a Protestant went from New York to
Italy with her husband in 1799 to visit their good friends and business associates
the Filicchi family. While in route her husband William (an unbeliever) fell ill and
she and her husband were quarantined upon their arrival in Italy. Although Wil-
liam did not survive his ordeal, he came to faith in Christ before his death and Eliz-
abeth, a devout Protestant completed her faith journey by becoming Catholic.
She went on to found the first American religious order of nuns and to found the
Catholic school system in the United States. This year God has set the agenda for
our season of penance. Let us embrace His Holy Wisdom