CANDLEMAS DAY
Ancient sources talk about The Fortieth Day of the Birth of our Lord Jesus Christ. Since January 6 was originally celebrated as the day of Christ’s birth, the 40th day fell on February 14. Once the celebration …
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LET US PRAY FOR THE UNITY OF CHRISTIANS
The feast of Conversion of Saint Paul is an ecumenical feast. It is celebrated not only by Catholics but also by many Protestant Christians.
The feast first appears in the Gallo-Frankish liturgy …
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FEAST
King Herod feared – based on the report of the wise men from the East – there was a dangerous throne pretendant among the newly born children of Bethlehem (Matt 2:1-12). Thus, he let kill all the boys under …
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FEAST
The Bible considers the apostle and evangelist John to be the author of the gospel according to John (John 21:14), The Letters of John, and the Book of Revelation. He is frequently identified with the son of Zebedee and …
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SOLEMNITY
A relatively recent feast was motivated by the veneration of the Holy Family in the 19th century. Canada. It spread under the enthusiastic support of Pope Leo XIII (1878-1903) and Benedict XV.
Unlike most other liturgical feast days that …
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