Happy mothering Sunday celebration from the church of Nigeria Anglican communion.

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I've not been consistent since the start of lent service as a priest. Two more weeks to go, yet I have to stop by and wish all mothers around the world a happy MOTHERING SUNDAY CELEBRATION.

MOTHERING SUNDAY CELEBRATION IN CHURCH OF NIGERIA ANGLICAN COMMUNION SAINT MICHAEL ANGLICAN CHURCH OBINZE.

Mothering Sunday in the UK, AMERICA, IRELAND, NIGERIA, and some other AFRICAN countries, is a day to show love, gratitude, and appreciation to all mothers, wives, and in some places daughters through acts of kindness, the giving of all kinds of gifts and flowers.

THE TIME FOR MOTHERING SUNDAY IN ANGLICAN CHURCHES WORLDWIDE.

Mothering Sunday, not to be confused with Canadian Mother's Day, is celebrated in Anglican Churches on the fourth Sunday in Lent.

IN THE USA:

The US celebrates Mother's Day on the second Sunday in May. The holiday was formed much later than Mothering Sunday and was created in 1908 by a lady named Anna Jarvis from Grafton, West Virginia, in honor of her late mother. Jarvis pushed hard for a holiday to celebrate all mothers after the death of her own, and after lots of hard work, determination and promotion President Woodrow Wilson finally made it an official holiday for the US in 1914.

But, as the holiday grew more and more, it has become increasingly commercialized a good deal to the disgrace of Jarvis, who named it "Hallmark vacation". Jarvis went directly to oppose the day and regret what the day had become, and he or she died in 1948 very unhappy with what mother's day had come to be. Though, within the US mother's Day remains a popular excursion making it one of all the largest days for income of plant life and playing cards.

THE CANADIAN MOTHERS' UNION

In Canada, mothers' Union branches examine Mothering Sunday through distributing plant life to mothers and serving the conventional simnel cake and or cookies throughout the coffee hour. Simnel cake is a mild fruit cake made with a layer of marzipan in the center and if preferred a layer on a pinnacle that's embellished with 11 marzipan balls representing the twelve apostles minus Judas, who betrayed Christ. If 12 balls are used, the 12th one is to represent Jesus

IN THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA ANGLICAN COMMUNION OHAJI/EGBEMA DIOCESE.

In the church of Nigeria Anglican Communion, mothering Sunday is always a day to show love and respect to Mothers, Wives, Daughters, and women in general. gifts of various kinds are thrown across starting from inside the Church where the women's ministry will buy wrappers of various kinds and designs to be launched by members (husbands and Sons) as a way of raising funds for the women's ministry while on the other hand buys those wrappers as a sign of love and respect for their mothers and wives.

THE HISTORY OF MOTHERING SUNDAY:

Like many traditions and festivities all around the world, Mothering Sunday started with a religious cause. Hung on the fourth Sunday in Lent, exactly three weeks earlier than Easter Sunday.

Originally, it turned into a day to honor and deliver a way to the Virgin Mary, additionally known as mother Mary. Such celebrations required human beings to visit their 'mother' church - the primary church or cathedral in a circle of relatives' vicinity.

The unfolding of Christianity in the course of Europe within the 16th century multiplied the celebrations and firmly placed Mothering Sunday on the calendar.

It became believed to be critical for people to go back to their domestic 'mom' church to make it a true circle of relatives honored occasion. The gatherings reunited families and gave children who labored as domestic servants, or as apprentices away from domestic (from as early as ten years vintage), the opportunity to have the time without work to join their family and see their mother.

In Nigeria, it was said that the Portuguese (early Missionaries) could supply away lengthy gowns to the poor Nigerian moms in the Orthodox churches to reveal to them the heart of affection and care from the blessed Virgin Mary and as a way to attract the humans to Church. So the mothers would go domestic singing and converting the call of mother marry on their nearby dialect ' Mary Amaka' that means that the blessed Virgin Mary is good and to be honored. By this giving of mothering Sunday items, the missionaries became capable of getting many households to church. The giving of alms and presents have become a church way of life and persevered until nowadays.

THE MOTHERING SUNDAY GIFTS

As with any national holiday across the world, Mother's Day in the CHURCH OF NIGERIA ANGLICAN COMMUNION involves the giving of Love, gifts, cards, and flowers to show Mothers, wives, and even daughters (women) how much they are valued and appreciated.

Many at times in the Church, Depending on how Wealthy the husbands and Sons are, there is always competition on mothering Sunday as people buy so much to prove their love to their mothers and wives ranging from flashy Cars, motorcycles, build a house, buy clothes and wrappers, some take their mothers and wives out to parks, Beaches, Hotels Restaurants, etc as the case may be.

mothering Sunday at times looks competitive here in Nigeria as everyone tries to show how precious their women are to them.

Traditionally in the UK, the US, Canada and many places, Mom's Day present blanketed flora and a Simnel cake. The flora has been picked by using the employees at the manner home from work for an afternoon with their mum; they had picked out wildflowers from u . S . A . Lanes. It's far still a way of life these days to damage mum with a beautiful colorful bouquet of plants, in addition to more present-day presents consisting of fragrance, garments, or jewelry.

FOOD ON MOTHERING SUNDAY IN NIGERIA AND MANY AFRICAN COUNTRIES

The food for the day is special as the mothers organized the best meal for the day, having in mind that her gifts are coming in return. most mothers prepare special seasonal native foods that are only cooked on occasions.

IN THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA ANGLICAN COMMUNION:

the women ministry would cook different kinds of food and not forgetting a kind of soup they called in their local dialect 'of CMS' meaning Church Missionary Society's Soup, (in remembrance of how and what the early Missionaries "the CMS taught them), and this special soup would be shared to everyone that attended the mothering Sunday service immediately after Church Service.

IN THE UK, THE US, CANADA ETC

As with every national vacation, food constantly appears to take center degree; Christmas dinner, Easter eggs, Valentine's ceremonial dinner, and mom's Day Sunday roast dinner. We adore our meals and the subculture it brings!

Mothering Sunday became as soon as also known as 'Refreshment Sunday', that is come to be the mid-lent Sunday in which fasting might be 'eased' for the day and people should enjoy a delicious meal together as a family. It emerge as a possibility to quickly take satisfaction in some specific rich meals for the day breaking apart the tough slog of lent.

Historically, after church, families could tuck right into a Sunday dinner of each roast lamb or veal, and the mother is probably made Queen of the dinner party. Much like these days, Mothering Sunday become all about spoiling mum and making her sense glad and preferred.

Also referred to as 'Simnel Sunday', families might collect freshly baked delicious Simnel desserts. Simnel cakes are manufactured from wealthy fruity layers which might be boiled in water and then baked, earlier than having almond paste spread on pinnacle and in the middle of the layers. Traditionally the cake would have been decorated with eleven balls of marzipan to represent the eleven disciples (not together with Judas), at the same time as sugar violets have been additionally a famous ornament for the cake. This sort of deal with halfway through lent become significantly seemed ahead to.

Historically, it's far believed that bread became moreover freshly baked for moms on Mothering Sunday. Children could wake up early and get the bread within the oven so mums may wake to the stunning aroma of sparkling bread. Nowadays mum's are each taken out for a unique dinner or a domestic cooked Sunday roast dinner is enjoyed via the whole own family - mums can also be cooking it themselves!

Why Simnel?

The call Simnel probable comes from the Latin word simila which means a quality wheat flour commonly used for baking a cake.

There's a legend that a man referred to as Simon and his wife Nell argued over whether the cake for Mothering Sunday needs to be baked or boiled. Ultimately they did both, so the cake turned into a name after each of them: SIM-NELL.

WHAT DOES THE BIBLE SAY ABOUT MOTHERS, IS THE MOTHERING SUNDAY CELEBRATION BIBLICAL?

Many churches across the world have always seen the Orthodox Churches and the other churches that later joined in the celebration of mothering Sundays as being carnal and not bible followers.

The Bible consistently asks Us to honor, love, and respect our mothers. for example, Exodus 20:12, tells us to “Honor our fathers and mothers" and Leviticus 19:3 tells us that “Every one of you shall revere his mother and his father.”

While Mother’s Day is a relatively new holiday in modern history, versions of similar holidays have existed through the centuries. The Bible does not directly address the holiday of a Mothering Sunday in its verses, but often addresses the celebration of motherhood and Parenting. through these and the following bible verses, one can see that both mothering Sunday and father's Day celebrations as observed in THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA ANGLICAN COMMUNION and many other Churches across the world is a biblical command.

MOTHERING SUNDAY BIBLE QUOTATIONS.

Honor your father and your mother, that your days can be lengthy within the land that the Lord your God is providing you with.” – Exodus 20:12

“Her kids rise and call her blessed; her husband additionally, and he praises her: ‘Many women have executed excellently, however you surpass all of them.’” – Proverbs 31:28-31

“each considered one of you shall revere his mom and his father.” – Leviticus 19:3

“the person referred to as his spouse’s call Eve, because she was the mom of all residing.” – Genesis three:20

"power and honor are her garbs, and she or he shall have fun in time to come.

She openeth her mouth with know-how, and in her tongue is the law of kindness.

She looketh well to the approaches of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness.

Her youngsters stand up, and contact her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her --Proverbs" 31:25-28.

“A gracious girl receives honor…” – Proverbs eleven:sixteen

“pay attention, my son, your father’s education, and forsake not your mom’s teaching, for they are a sleek garland in your head and pendants to your neck.” – Proverbs 1:eight-nine

“while Jesus, therefore, saw his mother, and the disciple status by way of, whom he cherished, he saith unto his mom, Woman, behold thy son! Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother! And from that hour that disciple took her unto his very own domestic.” – John 19:26-27