SORROWFUL WEDNESDAY

 

Ashes are placed on the heads

Of worshipers on Ash Wednesday,

Either by being sprinkled or

More often the traditional way

By being marked as a visible cross

On their foreheads on the day

BLOODY TUESDAY

 

Since before the Christian era

Shrove Tuesday or Pancake Day

Was celebrated far and wide

And was originally a pagan holiday

 

Changing seasons was a struggle

Between Jarilo the God of brightness

Vegetation, fertility and springtime

And the evil spirits of cold and darkness

 

So they had to help the God Jarilo

And victory meant spring had begun

So they cooked and ate pancakes

Hot and round symbolizing the sun

MERRY MONDAY

 

Part of the traditional English Shrovetide

Falling on the Monday before Ash Wednesday

Merry Monday, is a Christian observance

Which more importantly precedes Pancake Day

ROSE MONDAY

 

Part of the traditional English Shrovetide

Falling on the Monday before Ash Wednesday

Rose Monday, is a Christian observance

Which more importantly precedes Pancake Day

SHROVE MONDAY

 

Part of the traditional English Shrovetide

Falling on the Monday before Ash Wednesday

Shrove Monday, is a Christian observance

Which more importantly precedes Pancake Day

HALL MONDAY

 

Hall Monday or Shrove Monday evening

Was a time for boys to commit petty crime

Now we don’t have it on one special night

Instead now it appears to happen all the time

BLACK MONDAY

 

Black Monday or Shrove Monday evening

Was a time for boys to commit petty crime

Now we don’t have it on one special night

Instead now it appears to happen all the time

COLLOPY MONDAY

 

The third day of Shrovetide,

Once known as Collopy Monday,

Was named after Collops of bacon

A traditional dish of the day

Which was served with eggs.

It’s the forgotten Shrove Monday

SORROWFUL WEDNESDAY

Ashes are placed on the heads

Of worshipers on Ash Wednesday,

Either by being sprinkled or

More often the traditional way

By being marked as a visible cross

On their foreheads on the day 

IT’S LENT ONCE AGAIN

 

It’s Lent once again

That time of year

To de-clutter, A time

To tidy and clear

But it’s not the time

To tidy the garden shed

The garage or the loft

Or even under the bed

Lent is the time when

Spring cleaning begins

When we cleanse our souls

And wash away our sins

LENT ABSTINENCE

This time of year is significant

For what Lent represents

But I didn’t know what to forsake

So I’ve given up abstinence 

ASH WEDNESDAY

 

ASH WEDNESDAY

 

Ashes are placed on the heads

Of worshipers on Ash Wednesday,

Either by being sprinkled or

More often the traditional way

By being marked as a visible cross

On their foreheads on the day

WHAT DO YOU CALL THE DAY?

 

What do you call the day?

That comes after Ash Wednesday

And before kissing Friday

Well, we just call it Thursday

I HAVE GIVEN UP FOR LENT

 

I have given up for lent

Pate de fois gras

Lobster thermadore

And Beluga caviar

Well in a way

I’ve never had them ever

But I won’t have them

Between now and Easter

LENT

 

This time of year, is significant

For what Lent represents

But I have racked my brains

And don’t know what to give up for lent

I really don’t know what to give up

I don’t have a sweet tooth

And I neither smoke nor drink

No vices at all and that’s the truth

So, despite its significance

For what Lent represents

I have come to the conclusion

It’s easier just to give up lent

IT’S LENT ONCE MORE

 

It’s Lent once more

A time to cleanse the soul

Empty the trash

And let Christ keep us whole

 

Clear the spam

Empty the buffers of sin

Deny yourself

And let the lord back in

 

It’s Lent once more

Pray to your saviour for peace

Cleanse your soul

Then your penance can cease

ASH WEDNESDAY FIRST DAY OF LENT

The palm branches blessed on Palm Sunday,

Are the following year, burnt and blessed again

And placed on the heads of the participants

To the accompaniment of the familiar refrain

“Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return”

And the Lenten season has begun once again

ASH WEDNESDAY

 

Ashes are placed on the heads

Of worshipers on Ash Wednesday,

Either by being sprinkled or

More often the traditional way

By being marked as a visible cross

On their foreheads on the day

ASH WEDNESDAY

 

There is a religious reason

Why it is a significant day

But cremated pancake on the hob

Is the only ash around our way