"Stir up, we beseech thee, O Lord, the wills of thy faithful people."
This is the first line of the Collect for the Sunday before the first Sunday of Advent, and traditionally this was the day in Victorian times in England that the Christmas plum pudding was prepared. Each member of the family was supposed to stir the pudding--always clockwise--to ensure good luck before it was sewn into a cloth bag and steamed, then left to age until Christmas. Holiday preparations were about to begin.
And we're off...
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