
'Mothering Sunday': The Lenten connection to Mother's Day
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Fr. Conor McDonough, O.P., a Dominican friar based in Dublin, Ireland, discussed the history of "Mothering Sunday," observed during Lent, with Fox News Digital.
Christine Rousselle is a lifestyle reporter with Fox News Digital.
"Its origins are a combination of the liturgical and practical," he said, noting that "in the past, the season of Lent involved fasting from dairy, eggs, and other rich foodstuffs, which were consumed in great quantities on the threshold of the season."
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