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Low Sunday, also called the Octave of Easter, the Second Sunday of Easter, St. Thomas Sunday and, most deliciously, Quasimodo Sunday not for the famous Notre Dame inhabitant but like him, for the Introit, Quasi modo geniti infantes "Like newborn children...".
It is somewhat obscure where "Low" comes from, though traditionally it is certainly one of low attendance though not at the Episcopal Cathedral of St. Luke here in Portland this morning. Baptisms, while traditional at the Easter Vigil also often take place on this Sunday and indeed that was how it was at St. Luke's.
Follow me over the fold for a quick look at Episcopal worship as it was for many of us this Sunday.