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:On each day of these celebrations the Mass should be one of the votive Masses for various needs and occasions that is best suited to the intentions of the petitioners.<ref>1973 ICEL translation of ''General Norms for the Liturgical Year and the Calendar'', 46-47; for the Latin text see [http://www.binetti.ru/collectio/liturgia/missale_files/deanno3ed.htm ''Normae universales de anno liturgico et de calendario'']</ref>
 
They may appear in some calendars as "days of prayer for peace".<ref>[http://www.bartleby.com/65/em/emberday.html Article] at Bartleby dot com</ref>
 
They were made optional by churches of the [[Anglican Communion]] in 1976. In the [[Episcopal Church (United States)|Episcopal Church]], the September Ember Days are still (optionally) observed on the Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday after Holy Cross Day,<ref>1979 Book of Common Prayer, p. 18: "The Ember Days, traditionally observed on the Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays after the First Sunday in Lent, the Day of Pentecost, Holy Cross Day, and December 13"</ref> so that if September 14 is a Sunday, Monday, or Tuesday, the Ember Days fall on the following Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday (in the second week of September) whereas they fall a week later (in the third week of September) for the Roman Catholic Church.