26 march 2023

Moon Phase: March 26, 2023 On this day the Moon was in a Waxing Crescent Phase. Best seen in the west after the sun dips below the horizon at sunset. This is the first Phase after Visit the Waxing Crescent Phase The Waxing Crescent on March 26 has an illumination of 25%. This is the percentage of the Moon illuminated by the Sun. The illumination is constantly changing and can vary up to 10% a day. On March 26 the Moon is 4.97 days old. This refers to how many days it has been since the last New Moon. It takes 29.53 days for the Moon to orbit the Earth and go through the lunar cycle of all 8 Moon phases.

Reading 1 Response Reading 2 Gospel Ez 37:12-14 Ps 130:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 Rom 8:8-11 Jn 11:1-45 or Jn 11:3-7, 17, 20-27, 33b-45 RCL: Ez 37:1-14 RCL: Jn 11:1-45 Lent: coming to life, called to life, promised resurrected life In the season of Lent, the believing community follows Jesus as he is tested, transfigured, gives living water to a woman, heals a blind man, raises a dead man, and arrives in Jerusalem. This week’s readings focus on life and death. First reading (Ez 37:12-14) The first reading is from Ezekiel, a prophet who spoke God’s word to the Jews exiled in Babylon. His prophetic themes include ritual purity vs sin’s defiling effects and the prophet’s awareness of divine power. In today’s pericope, Ezekiel imagines Israel’s restoration in stark life-and-death contrasts. God metaphorically “opens the graves” of the Jews who are spiritually dead and powerless in Babylon. God raises the exiles from their spiritual deaths and breathes life (“put my spirit”) into their bodies, just as God breathed life into Adam. God then returns and resettles the resuscitated and re-spirited people in Judah (“your land”). In these actions of reviving and restoring, the people will know that God “is the Lord:” divine promise and power give hope and comfort to the enslaved and exiled. The Lectionary editors chose this reading because of its theme of resurrection, a theme found in all of today’s readings. Second reading (Rom 8:8-11) The second reading is from Paul’s letter to the ekklesi...

Some holidays, like Sock Monkey Day, National Retro Video Game Day, International Fanny Pack Day and National Sloppy Joe Day, will give you a healthy dose of nostalgia. Others, like National Day of Unplugging, will encourage everyone in your family to put their devices down and spend some quality time together. And then there’s the food-related holidays. Beyond the and room to indulge in foods like Below, find a list of March holidays, observances and awareness days. Be sure to add 'em to your calendar so you don't miss a thing. Daily holidays and observances in March 2023 March 1 • Baby Sleep Day • National Black Women in Jazz and the Arts Day • National Pig Day • National Wedding Planning Day • National Welsh Corgi Day • Plan a Solo Vacation Day • Share a Smile Day • World Compliment Day • World Music Therapy Day • World Seagrass Day March 2 • International Rescue Cat Day • National Banana Cream Pie Day • National Read Across America Day • World Teen Mental Wellness Day March 3 • World Hearing Day • National Day of Unplugging • National Employee Appreciation Day • National Mulled Wine Day • World Wildlife Day March 4 • Marching Music Day • National Backcountry Ski Day • National Dance The Waltz Day • National Grammar Day • National Pound Cake Day • National Snack Day • World Obesity Day March 5 • National Cheese Doodle Day March 6 • National Dentists Day • National Dress Day • National Frozen Food Day • National Oreo Cookie Day • National White Chocolate Cheesecake Day...

Map of tornado warnings and confirmed tornadoes from the outbreak Meteorological history Duration March 23–27, 2023 Tornado outbreak Tornadoes 33 Maximum rating Highestwinds Tornadic – 195mph (314km/h) ( Highestgusts Non-tornadic – 85mph (137km/h) ( Estimated non-tornadic – 88mph (142km/h) ( Winter storm Largesthail 2.75in (7.0cm) Maximumsnowfall or iceaccretion 20in (51cm) Overall effects Fatalities 23 fatalities (+2 non-tornadic) Damage $1.9 billion Areas affected Power outages ≥80,000 Part of the and On March 24, 2023, a severe weather and Severe weather and tornadic activity continued into the early morning hours of March 25, as a Meteorological synopsis March 24–25 Clusters of storms evolved along these bands in conjunction with improving March 26–27 After the weather system responsible for the outbreak became stalled within the atmospheric region centered around central Mississippi and Alabama throughout March 25, focus shifted to a new corridor for severe weather potential setting up across many of the same areas on March 26. In this corridor, which extended from Confirmed tornadoes Confirmed tornadoes by EFU EF0 EF1 EF2 EF3 EF4 EF5 Total 0 5 19 5 3 1 0 33 March 24 event List of confirmed tornadoes – Friday, March 24, 2023 Location County / Parish State Start Coord. Time ( Path length Max width Summary EF1 SW of 32°56′48″N 98°02′11″W / 32.9467°N 98.0363°W / 32.9467; -98.0363 ( Whitt (Mar 24, EF1)) 09:52–09:58 6.73mi (10.83km) 75yd (69m) As the tornado touched down, ...

Reading 1 Response Reading 2 Gospel Ez 37:12-14 Ps 130:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 Rom 8:8-11 Jn 11:1-45 or Jn 11:3-7, 17, 20-27, 33b-45 RCL: Ez 37:1-14 RCL: Jn 11:1-45 Lent: coming to life, called to life, promised resurrected life In the season of Lent, the believing community follows Jesus as he is tested, transfigured, gives living water to a woman, heals a blind man, raises a dead man, and arrives in Jerusalem. This week’s readings focus on life and death. First reading (Ez 37:12-14) The first reading is from Ezekiel, a prophet who spoke God’s word to the Jews exiled in Babylon. His prophetic themes include ritual purity vs sin’s defiling effects and the prophet’s awareness of divine power. In today’s pericope, Ezekiel imagines Israel’s restoration in stark life-and-death contrasts. God metaphorically “opens the graves” of the Jews who are spiritually dead and powerless in Babylon. God raises the exiles from their spiritual deaths and breathes life (“put my spirit”) into their bodies, just as God breathed life into Adam. God then returns and resettles the resuscitated and re-spirited people in Judah (“your land”). In these actions of reviving and restoring, the people will know that God “is the Lord:” divine promise and power give hope and comfort to the enslaved and exiled. The Lectionary editors chose this reading because of its theme of resurrection, a theme found in all of today’s readings. Second reading (Rom 8:8-11) The second reading is from Paul’s letter to the ekklesi...

Map of tornado warnings and confirmed tornadoes from the outbreak Meteorological history Duration March 23–27, 2023 Tornado outbreak Tornadoes 33 Maximum rating Highestwinds Tornadic – 195mph (314km/h) ( Highestgusts Non-tornadic – 85mph (137km/h) ( Estimated non-tornadic – 88mph (142km/h) ( Winter storm Largesthail 2.75in (7.0cm) Maximumsnowfall or iceaccretion 20in (51cm) Overall effects Fatalities 23 fatalities (+2 non-tornadic) Damage $1.9 billion Areas affected Power outages ≥80,000 Part of the and On March 24, 2023, a severe weather and Severe weather and tornadic activity continued into the early morning hours of March 25, as a Meteorological synopsis March 24–25 Clusters of storms evolved along these bands in conjunction with improving March 26–27 After the weather system responsible for the outbreak became stalled within the atmospheric region centered around central Mississippi and Alabama throughout March 25, focus shifted to a new corridor for severe weather potential setting up across many of the same areas on March 26. In this corridor, which extended from Confirmed tornadoes Confirmed tornadoes by EFU EF0 EF1 EF2 EF3 EF4 EF5 Total 0 5 19 5 3 1 0 33 March 24 event List of confirmed tornadoes – Friday, March 24, 2023 Location County / Parish State Start Coord. Time ( Path length Max width Summary EF1 SW of 32°56′48″N 98°02′11″W / 32.9467°N 98.0363°W / 32.9467; -98.0363 ( Whitt (Mar 24, EF1)) 09:52–09:58 6.73mi (10.83km) 75yd (69m) As the tornado touched down, ...

Some holidays, like Sock Monkey Day, National Retro Video Game Day, International Fanny Pack Day and National Sloppy Joe Day, will give you a healthy dose of nostalgia. Others, like National Day of Unplugging, will encourage everyone in your family to put their devices down and spend some quality time together. And then there’s the food-related holidays. Beyond the and room to indulge in foods like Below, find a list of March holidays, observances and awareness days. Be sure to add 'em to your calendar so you don't miss a thing. Daily holidays and observances in March 2023 March 1 • Baby Sleep Day • National Black Women in Jazz and the Arts Day • National Pig Day • National Wedding Planning Day • National Welsh Corgi Day • Plan a Solo Vacation Day • Share a Smile Day • World Compliment Day • World Music Therapy Day • World Seagrass Day March 2 • International Rescue Cat Day • National Banana Cream Pie Day • National Read Across America Day • World Teen Mental Wellness Day March 3 • World Hearing Day • National Day of Unplugging • National Employee Appreciation Day • National Mulled Wine Day • World Wildlife Day March 4 • Marching Music Day • National Backcountry Ski Day • National Dance The Waltz Day • National Grammar Day • National Pound Cake Day • National Snack Day • World Obesity Day March 5 • National Cheese Doodle Day March 6 • National Dentists Day • National Dress Day • National Frozen Food Day • National Oreo Cookie Day • National White Chocolate Cheesecake Day...

Moon Phase: March 26, 2023 On this day the Moon was in a Waxing Crescent Phase. Best seen in the west after the sun dips below the horizon at sunset. This is the first Phase after Visit the Waxing Crescent Phase The Waxing Crescent on March 26 has an illumination of 25%. This is the percentage of the Moon illuminated by the Sun. The illumination is constantly changing and can vary up to 10% a day. On March 26 the Moon is 4.97 days old. This refers to how many days it has been since the last New Moon. It takes 29.53 days for the Moon to orbit the Earth and go through the lunar cycle of all 8 Moon phases.