Fr. Thomas Dailey, OSFS, on Really Celebrating Summer

"By now, the celebration of summer has begun - with festivals, parades, and seasonal practices that make for fun in the sun.

"The Church does not celebrate meteorological seasons, but this time of year does have its own feasts (Pentecost, Trinity) and processions (Corpus Christi) and rituals (Sacred Heart novena).

"Both types of summer celebrations share a sense of seasonal joy. But those of the ecclesiastical kind arise from a different vision than the secular ones. . . .."

In a recent commentary, Father Thomas Dailey, OSFS, reflected on how, the more we adopt a sacramental sensibility and revive our appreciation of Eucharistic faith, "the more joyous summer will be."

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De Sales Weekly: Salesian Reflection: Really Celebrating Summer (22 JUN 23)