Happy Valentine’s Day to one and all. I have to admit I never gave a lot of thought to the origins of the celebrations surrounding the day. And these days as an ordained priest I don’t give a lot of thought to the commercial aspects of the day and so I was taken by surprise when I stopped in at the local grocery store. Walking in the front door was as though walking into a sea of reds, shades of reds, and shades of shades of red. There were displays of roses, cookies, candies, cakes, floral displays, already-inflated balloons, cards, and an array of “stocking stuffers” for lack of a better description. It would have been easy to convince me that this was a commercial conspiracy of Hallmark Corporation of Kansas City, MO.
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Thinking about making Valentine’s Day reservations soon? If you are Catholic and under the age of 60 you might want to look for seafood or vegetarian fare. This year, Valentine’s Day shares the calendar with Ash Wednesday. This hasn’t happened since 2018, before that in 1945 but it will happen again in 2029. That means it is an obligatory day of fasting (one full meal plus two smaller meals that together are not larger than the full meal) and abstinence (no meat). Also, expect some non-Catholics in the restaurant to think you and your date have dirt on your heads. 
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