tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758649432241863530.post3381100307333306501..comments2024-03-25T20:43:33.067+00:00Comments on A Clerk of Oxford: Ælfric's Sermon for New Year's DayClerk of Oxfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08919708325900229717noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758649432241863530.post-25735669811631987262016-05-24T20:59:32.472+01:002016-05-24T20:59:32.472+01:00Thanks! I'd actually forgotten that - the Meno...Thanks! I'd actually forgotten that - the Menologium's wonderful opening lines about Christ being born 'at midwinter'! That does provide an interesting comparison.Clerk of Oxfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919708325900229717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758649432241863530.post-85963520484147134932016-05-20T02:55:56.890+01:002016-05-20T02:55:56.890+01:00You likely know this, but:
The Old English Martyro...You likely know this, but:<br />The Old English Martyrology reckons the beginning of the year from December 25. Whether that's a survival from the pre-Christian reckoning recorded by Bede, or a Christian development as part of the Nativity reckoning mentioned by An Old Mertonian, I don't know, but in any case I find it interesting.<br /><br />- TunglereAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758649432241863530.post-27384211667820158702016-02-01T02:13:46.820+00:002016-02-01T02:13:46.820+00:00Dear Ms. Parker, Thank you very much for pointing...Dear Ms. Parker, Thank you very much for pointing me towards Aelfric's sermons. I will probably give his Quinquagesima sermon with light editing and proper attribution. Fr. Phil<br />Fr. Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01392220122233879634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758649432241863530.post-14275437311567038482016-01-02T10:16:04.383+00:002016-01-02T10:16:04.383+00:00Thank you for all the fascinating insights and bea...Thank you for all the fascinating insights and beautiful posts. I don't know enough to understand them all but they're usually lovely to look at!! All the Very Best for 2016.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06157507622576741150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758649432241863530.post-65196459098754972302016-01-01T15:55:23.049+00:002016-01-01T15:55:23.049+00:00Found your blog late last year... and I so enjoy i...Found your blog late last year... and I so enjoy it! Blessings to you in this new year. Happy 8th Day of Christmas to you and yours! ladyjaneisherehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13212358992353220898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758649432241863530.post-13226140726502799482014-01-05T13:36:07.319+00:002014-01-05T13:36:07.319+00:00Goodness, it's even more complicated than I th...Goodness, it's even more complicated than I thought! How did anyone ever keep track of what year it was? <br /><br />A blessed New Year to you too - whenever you might choose to celebrate it!Clerk of Oxfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919708325900229717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758649432241863530.post-44133147336352567852014-01-04T01:52:00.945+00:002014-01-04T01:52:00.945+00:00Thank you for this fascinating post! And a Blessed...Thank you for this fascinating post! And a Blessed New Year!<br /><br />Do you happen to know Reginald Lane Poole's delightful little discussions of "The Christian Year" and "The Beginning of the Year" in Medieval Reckonings of Time (No. 3 in SPCK's 'Helps for Students of History' series, and first published in 1918)? <br /><br />As well as 1 January, he notes Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758649432241863530.post-65339399020192925522014-01-02T09:25:08.901+00:002014-01-02T09:25:08.901+00:00Thank you, and a happy new year to you!Thank you, and a happy new year to you!Clerk of Oxfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919708325900229717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758649432241863530.post-9001941526403482842014-01-01T17:18:35.182+00:002014-01-01T17:18:35.182+00:00All good wishes for the coming year, and thanks fo...All good wishes for the coming year, and thanks for your full and fascinating posts!Cornflowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17779286635989616330noreply@blogger.com