Tonight marked the beginning of Great Lent in the Orthodox Church, which means that tomorrow will be the first day this year that Chris and I have been observing Lent together. Meals have changed, of course, but it hasn't felt like Lent to me and I've felt disconnected from the fact that his Easter is right around the corner. Next Sunday I will attend a Palm Sunday service at 9am and then drive to my church at 10am, where it will be the first Sunday of Lent. That will be weird. Weirder still will be the ham feast when I'm just starting to get into the swing of things, and then Chris will feel disconnected from my Lent for the next 6 weeks.
I don't have any solutions for this Eastertime problem. I just hope we're able to love and support each other through the odd and probably difficult times this calendar difference will bring.
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The trials, tribulations, and occasional joys of two people, one cradle Catholic and one convert to Orthodoxy, who are trying desperately to bring their relationship to marriage.
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