BIBLICAL BACKGROUND
All three synoptic gospels mention a solemn meal held by Jesus with his disciples in the evening before his death. Matthew, Mark, and Luke cast it as Passover meal, celebrated during the night from 14th to 15th of …
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PALMS SUNDAY OF THE PASSION OF THE LORD
On this day the Church recalls the entrance of Christ the Lord into Jerusalem to accomplish his Paschal Mystery. The memorial of this entrance takes place by means of the Procession or …
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VEILING OF THE CROSS
With the Fifth Sunday of Lent, the focus of our Lenten observance shifts.
The first part of the Lenten season, starting with Ash Wednesday, invites us to reflect on repentance and baptism, so that both …
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SOLEMNITY
The most ancient sources call this feast Annunciation (euangelismos) of the Mother of God. The official title Annunciation of the Lord underlines that this day has a character of a feast of the Lord.
The gospel of Luke …
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BEGINNING OF THE LENTEN SEASON
… Read MoreThe annual observance of Lent is the special season for the ascent to the holy mountain of Easter. Through its twofold theme of repentance and baptism, the season of Lent dispose both the catechumens and
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 birth, the 40th day fell on February 14. Once the celebration of …
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FEAST DAY
The baptism of the Lord was originally associated with Epiphany, but eventually, it received its own feast day, the Sunday after January 6.
The baptism of Jesus is on his part the acceptance of his mission as God’s …
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SOLEMNITY
Epiphaneia or theophaneia (revelation, divine revelation) were the earliest names of this feast in the first Christian centuries. The current Roman liturgy calls it Epiphany of the Lord and it is also known as the Feast of the Three …
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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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