feast-day
61Feast of Saints Peter and Paul — The Feast of Saints Peter and Paul, or properly the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, is a feast commemorating the martyrdom at Rome of the apostles St. Peter and Paul of Tarsus, observed on June 29. The celebration is of ancient origin, the… …
62Feast of the Immaculate Conception — The Feast of the Immaculate Conception celebrates the Roman Catholic dogma of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It is celebrated on 8 December, nine months before the Nativity of Mary, which is celebrated on 8… …
63Feast of the Most Precious Blood — The Feast of the Most Precious Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ was a feast included in the General Roman Calendar from 1849 to 1969. Contents 1 History 2 Significance 3 Prayer 4 References …
64Feast of Orthodoxy — Late 14th early 15th century icon illustrating the Triumph of Orthodoxy under the Byzantine empress Theodora over iconoclasm in 843. (National Icon Collection 18, British Museum) The Feast of Orthodoxy (also knowns as the Sunday of Orthodoxy or… …
65Feast of the Holy Winding Sheet of Christ — In 1958 Pope Pius XII declared that the Feast of the Holy Winding Sheet of Christ (now usually known as the Turin Shroud) was to be kept on the day before Ash Wednesday. HistoryA Feast of the Holy Winding Sheet of Christ originated about 1495 at… …
66Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary — The Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary is celebrated on October 7 on the Roman Catholic calendar of saints. Technically this day has the liturgical rank of Memorial. Originally observed as the Feast of Our Lady of Victory, its date was chosen to… …
67Feast of Weeks — noun (Judaism) Jewish holy day celebrated on the sixth of Sivan to celebrate Moses receiving the Ten Commandments • Syn: ↑Shavous, ↑Shabuoth, ↑Shavuoth, ↑Shavuot, ↑Pentecost • Derivationally related forms: ↑pentecostal …
68Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus — The Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus is celebrated in the Roman Catholic liturgical calendar observance found in the liturgical calendar, at least at local level, since the end of the fifteenth century. The veneration of the Holy Name was extended …
69Feast of the Ass — The Feast of the Ass (Latin: Festum Asinorum or asinaria festa , French: Fête de l âne ) was a medieval, Christian feast observed on January 14th, celebrating the Flight into Egypt. It was celebrated primarily in France, as a by product of the… …
70feast — noun 1 special meal ADJECTIVE ▪ delicious ▪ veritable (often figurative) ▪ a veritable feast of music ▪ big, grand, great …
