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Showing posts with label feasts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label feasts. Show all posts
Monday, November 3, 2025

Feasts of November

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Saint Mary church - x12th century, restored 1896-1903) Source: Wolfgang Sauber,  Wiki Commons  Herewith a quick overview of this month...
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Thursday, January 5, 2017

January 6: Feast of the Epiphany

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The celebration of the feast of the Epiphany (the word means manifestation) on January 6 is very ancient as a decree of the Holy See dat...
Sunday, January 1, 2017

January 1: Octave of the Nativity (or whatever happened to the feast of the Circumcision of Our Lord?)

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Today is the Octave Day of Christmas (aka New Year), and one of those feasts that have gone through a few incarnations in recent years. ...
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Thursday, December 8, 2016

December 8: Feast of the Immaculate Conception, Class I

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From Ineffabilis Deus , the Apostolic Constitution of Pope Pius IX on the Immaculate Conception (December 8, 1854):  "We declare,...
Friday, November 18, 2016

November 18: Dedication of the Basilica of SS Peter and Paul, Class III

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This day actually commemorates the dedication of two famous Roman Churches - St Peter's on Vatican Hill, and St Paul without the Wal...
Thursday, November 17, 2016

November 17: St Gertrude the Great OSB, Class II/III

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St Gertrude the Great (1256 - 1301) was one of a group of women mystics in this period, a student of St Matilda of Hackleborn.  She has be...
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