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
Category: Liturgical Year
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 DAY
The baptism of the Lord was originally associated with Epiphany, but eventually, it received its own feast day (January 8, this year).
The baptism of Jesus is on his part the acceptance of his mission as God’s suffering …
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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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