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[Chancandre Aquitaine]

Tomorrow, the 28th of Moura (March the 18th), is the last day of the year. It is the day that all of you who have been keeping Moura and observing disciplines this month have been preparing for.

It is called Kala, or the Passion of Our Lady.

The reading for the day is given here: Chapters IV and V.

On this day, Our Lady is slain upon the Pillar of the World in the nethermost depths of Hell.

It is traditional to cover all statues and images of Dea with a black or dark-coloured cloth.

Following Kala this year is a two-day Hiatus. Your statues will remain veiled during this period. These days are not part of the old year or the new. They are days when Our Lady is dead and the world is dead. Days that, in a sense, do not exist.

On these days special austerities may be undertaken by those who wish. Even for the least religious in Aristasia, these are days when it is considered highly inauspicious to begin any new activity, and in general it is best to avoid referring to or acknowledging the future, for this is the end of the world.

It is very difficult to do this and you may consider it a valuable spiritual exercise if you succeed even partially.

The reading for these days is very short but you are encouraged to read it often: Chapter VI, verses 1 - 6.

There is also a chant for these days, which is said to be a calling on the Mother to save Her Daughter. We hope to make this available in time for you to use it if you wish.

[Miss Wardelle]

Most Honoured Raya,

I simply wished to thank you for presenting such helpful, practical and pertinent information for this most spiritual period of the year (or not of the year in the case of hiatus!).

Thank you for your diligence in overseeing our spiritual education and wellbeing.

[Adele Poppy]

May I add my humble thanks to this?

Thank you, most honored Raya.

[White Roses]

There will be a Service for the Death of Our Lady today (Tuesday) at

8pm GMT

If you can work this out for your time zone, please post it below.

We are aware that this is not a good time for everyone, but this is a Service that cannot be moved to "the nearest day", so it will be held for all who may be able to attend.

[AshinBrigid]

Thank you greatly, Honoured Raya, for this.

I believe that the service is to be held at 1pm PDT, for those pettes on the West Coast of Culveria. I must cross my fingers and hope my calculations are correct... for a brunette, my understanding of mathematics is not what it might be.

[Mengxia Yu]

The Culverian times should be:

1:00 Pacific time
3:00 PM Central time
4:00 PM Eastern time

If anyone needs it, the handy World Time Converter is here.

[White Roses]

May we remind all followers of the Filianic tradition that all statues of Our Lady (Mother or Daughter) must be covered before you retire to bed today (Tuesday).

They will not be unveiled until dawn on Friday - the first moment of the New Year.

In this time of Our Lady's Death one should act so far as possible as if the world were ended and it is ideal not to refer to the future at all (this discipline is very hard, and even trying to keep it is a valuable spiritual practice.

The traditional chant for this Hiatus period is The Marianna-Maria chant. This is said to be the chant of Earth's Daughters calling upon the Mother to rescue Her fallen Daughter. Please follow the link to listen to it and read more about it. It will be very good if you can listen to this chant or chant it yourself over the Hiatus.

May you be granted a blessed Hiatus.

[Violet Viola]

I always thank you so much, most honoured Raya Aquitaine!
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Violet Viola

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