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Rogation Days (Anglican/Catholic)
Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday before Ascension Day
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Three days of prayer for God's blessing on the crops and the land, with traditional "beating the bounds" processions around parish boundaries. The practice dates to 5th-century Gaul and was widespread across pre-Reformation Europe.
Today, Rogation services are revived in many Anglican parishes as occasions for blessing agricultural communities and praying for creation. It usually falls on or around Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday before Ascension Day.
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At a glance
- Type
- fast day
- Date type
- Moveable (changes with Easter)
- Regions
- Western Christianity
- Themes
- Creation, Mission
- Liturgical colour
- N/A
Common questions
Rogation Days (Anglican is observed on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday before Ascension Day. Moveable feasts shift each year; fixed feasts stay on the same calendar date.
Three days of prayer for God's blessing on the crops and the land, with traditional "beating the bounds" processions around parish boundaries. The practice dates to 5th-century Gaul and was widespread across pre-Reformation Europe. Today, Rogation services are revived in many Anglican parishes as occasions for blessing agricultural communities and praying for creation. The word "Rogation" comes fr
It is associated with Anglican, Catholic. It falls in the Ascension season of the liturgical year.
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