The Arrow's Path

 I am told it is National Mutt Day . I have no idea who comes up with this stuff, but in honor of the day, I simply post this meme woven from the finest internets:

My favorite time of the year began yesterday for Catholics and Anglicans and others on a Western liturgical calendar. Eastern Orthodox folks get 6 Sundays of Advent. I would say the Orthodox are lucky in that respect, but they get the strict Orthodox fast without much of the good Western Advent music. They have their own liturgical tradition which is beauty but its a whole different bird than the stock O Come, O Come Emmanuel and Lo, He Comes on Clouds Descending . Other mainline and Evangelical churches just jump right to Christmas, although a few are rediscovering the beauty of Advent. Although, unlike Lent, I have found non-liturgical Protestants who do Advent are really just doing Christmas with liturgical purple, but, you know, small steps... The roots of Advent can be traced back to the early centuries of Christianity, particularly in the 4th and 5th centuries. While the exact origins are somewhat obscure, it is believed that early Christians observed a period of preparation ...