LITURGICAL SEASON
The Latin term adventus (arrival) can convey the same meaning as the Greek term epiphaneia (apparition). It used to be used for the arrival of a divinity in the temple, the first official visit of the new ruler, …
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EARLY ADVENT MASS WITH LIGHT PROCESSION
Rorate, caeli, de super (Isa 45:8) Shower, O heavens, from above
These words of the biblical antiphone used in the liturgy during Advent gave name to the traditional Rorate mass, originally a votive Mass …
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FEAST DAY
The archangels are celebrated on one day only since the last reform of the liturgical calendar. Gabriel and Raphael used to have their independent feast days on March 24 and October 24 until 1969, when they were merged …
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FEAST DAY
The feast of the Nativity of Mary stands in chronological connection with the feast of Conception of saint Anna, celebrated in the Eastern Church on December 9 since the 5th century and also with the fest of …
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FEAST
Lawrence was an archdeacon of the pope Sixtus II. According to tradition, he died with four companions on August 10, 258, just four days after the pope during the persecution of the emperor Valerian. Arrested by the prefect, he …
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