SOLEMNITY
The origin of the celebration of all saints lies in the Eastern Church:
- A memorial of all martyrs were celebrated on various dates as early as in the 4th century.
- The Byzantine rite still celebrates the Sunday after Pentecost
Author: Fr. Libor
FEAST DAY
The apostle Simon is also called the Cananean (Mark 3:18), or Zelot (Luke 6:15) in the New Testament. Perhaps, he used to belong to the Jewish religious sect of the Zelots before joining Jesus. He is not to …
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Feast
Luke is regarded as the author of one of the gospels and of the Acts of the Apostles (2 Tim 4:11; Phlm 1:24). He is also called physician in Col 4:14. He was a companion of Saint Paul on …
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FEAST DAY
The apostle and evangelist Matthew (Matt 9:9) is occasionally identified with the tax collector Levi, son of Alphaeus (Mark 2:13-15).
He counts as the author of the gospel typically attributed to him. The first gospel actually never mentions …
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MEMORIAL
The commemoration of Mary’s sorrows starts in the Middle Ages, in the context of growing Marian devotions. Pope Benedict XIII established the Feast of Seven Sorrows of the Virgin Mary in 1721 for the entire Church. First, it used …
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