(little chapter of the following feast breviary)
31Vatican Council — • The twentieth and up to 1912, the last ecumenical council, opened on 8 December, 1869, and adjourned on 20 October, 1870 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Vatican Council Vatican Council …
32Roman Missal — 2002 edition of the Missale Romanum The Roman Missal (Latin: Missale Romanum) is the liturgical book that contains the texts and rubrics for the celebration of the Mass in the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church …
33France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… …
34Psalms — Psalm redirects here. For other uses, see Psalm (disambiguation). Hebrew Bible …
35Abstinence — • Includes information about old and new testament fasting as well as church laws Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Abstinence Abstinence …
36Canon — • Ecclesiastical person • Musical term, the strictest of all contrapuntal forms Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Canon Canon …
37St. Thomas Aquinas — St. Thomas Aquinas † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Thomas Aquinas Philosopher, theologian, doctor of the Church (Angelicus Doctor), patron of Catholic universities, colleges, and schools. Born at Rocca Secca in the Kingdom of Naples,… …
38Altar (Catholicism) — High altar of St. Michael s Church, Munich. In the liturgy of the Roman Catholic Church, the altar is where the Sacrifice of the Mass is offered. Mass may sometimes be celebrated outside a sacred place, but never without an altar, or at least an… …
39Immaculate Conception — • In the Constitution Ineffabilis Deus of 8 December, 1854, Pius IX pronounced and defined that the Blessed Virgin Mary in the first instance of her conception, by a singular privilege and grace granted by God, in view of the merits of Jesus… …
40Luke Wadding — Luke Wadding † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Luke Wadding Historian and theologian, born at Waterford, Ireland, 16 October, 1588; died at St. Isidore s College, Rome, 18 November, 1657. I. BIRTH AND EDUCATION He was the son of… …
