King Ludwig II of Bavaria

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Ludwig II (25. August 1845 - 13. June 1886) ruled as King of Bavaria from 1864-86. He is sometimes referred to as the "Mad King" but really he was a bit eccentric; he lived in the real world but he loved castles and Wagner's operas. He built several castles in Bavaria, using his own personal fortunes, and this got him in hot water with a number of politicians, for they claimed his indebtedness was hurting the Bavarian economy. Today, however, Bavaria reaps the whirlwind of tourist money from the castles Ludwig had constructed. He is much beloved by many Bavarians.

Ludwig II coronation portrait, 1865

Ludwig memorial in Starnberger Lake

Liturgical Calendar

While doing some research on the German liturgical day "A Day of Repentance and Prayer" I recalled the Evangelical-Lutheran Church in Bavaria website. They have a well-done liturgical calendar in Adobe Flash Player. It also has some soothing atmospheric music to listen to.

Historic Liturgical Calendar

I've been having an annual Day of Repentance and Prayer for about ten years. Traditionally it is on the Wednesday prior to the Last Sunday of the Church year. I move it to the previous Sunday, using the 2nd to Last Sunday in the Church year as a Day of Repentance and Prayer. The new LSB hymnal has propers for this day, and I have used those in the past, but I usually prefer the historic readings and propers.