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FEAST DAY
The apostle Philip is mentioned several times especially in John’s gospel. He was originally from Bethsaida, hometown of the brothers Peter and Andrew. After Jesus called him, he brought Nathanael with him. Tradition holds he preached in Phrygia, …
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FEAST DAY
The name Matthias occurs in the Acts of the Apostles 1:23.26. After Judas fell out, to make up the number 12, Matthias was chosen by lot to become one of the Twelve. Apparently, the testimony of exactly Twelve …
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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