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121Fasting — is primarily the act of willingly abstaining from some or all food, drink, or both, for a period of time. An absolute fast is normally defined as abstinence from all food and liquid for a defined period, usually a single day (24 hours), or… …
122March 1962 — January – February – March – April – May – June – July – August – September – October – November – December The following events occurred in March, 1962 Contents 1 March 1, 1962 (Thursday) 2… …
123Septuagesima — (in full, Septuagesima Sunday), an observance dropped from the calendar as revised by the Second Vatican Council but still in use in the traditional calendars, is the name given to the third from the last Sunday before Lent in the Catholic and… …
124Quadragesima Sunday — is the Sunday occurring after Ash Wednesday. In Roman Catholic tradition, it is the first Sunday during the holy season of Lent. Like on other Sundays of Lent, it is customary to dispense from the fast on Quadragesima, as Sundays are not counted… …
125Lists of holidays — This is a of holidays and observances by various categorization.Consecutive holidays* Beginning in 2000, Spring Festival, and National Day are week long holidays in the mainland territory of the People s Republic of China, known as Golden Weeks …
126Patriarch of Venice — The Patriarch of Venice is one of the few Patriarchs in the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church. The diocese of Venice was created in 774, but it was only in 1457 that its bishops were accorded the title of the patriarch by the Pope, for… …
127Calendar of saints (Church of the Province of Melanesia) — The calendar of saints and commemorations in the Church of the Province of Melanesia (the Anglican Church in the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu) is a continually developing list. Both old and new, universal and local saints and worthies are… …
128Quarter tense — (called in all other English speaking countries ember days ) is a uniquely Irish name for those days set aside in the western Christian church for prayer and fasting to sanctify the liturgical seasons. They are of very ancient and uncertain… …
