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  • 1Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary —     Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary     The earliest document commemorating this feast comes from the sixth century. St. Romanus, the great… …

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  • 2Feast of the Assumption —     The Feast of the Assumption     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Feast of the Assumption     The Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, 15 August; also called in old liturgical books Pausatio, Nativitas (for heaven), Mors, Depositio …

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  • 3Greek Church — • Details the history and various divisions of the church Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Greek Church     Greek Church     † …

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  • 4Greek Rites — • People who speak of the Greek Rite generally mean that of Constantinople Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Greek Rites     Greek Rites      …

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  • 5Feast of Tabernacles —     The Feast of Tabernacles     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Feast of Tabernacles     One of the three great feasts of the Hebrew liturgical calendar, even the greatest, according to Philo (heorton megiste) and Josephus (heste hagiotate kai… …

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  • 6Feast of Corpus Christi —     Feast of Corpus Christi     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Feast of Corpus Christi     (Feast of the Body of Christ)     This feast is celebrated in the Latin Church on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday to solemnly commemorate the institution of… …

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  • 7Feast of the Transfiguration of Christ —     Feast of the Transfiguration of Christ     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Feast of the Transfiguration of Christ     Observed on August 6 to commemorate the manifestation of the Divine glory recorded by St. Matthew (Chapter 17).     Origin. The… …

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  • 8Feast of the Patronage of Our Lady —     Feast of the Patronage of Our Lady     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Feast of the Patronage of Our Lady     It was first permitted by Decree of the Sacred Congregation of Rites, 6 May, 1679, for all the provinces of Spain, in memory of the… …

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  • 9Feast of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary —     Feast of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Feast of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary     The Protoevangel of James, the Gospel of Pseudo Matthew, the Gospel of the Nativity of Mary, and other …

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  • 10Feast 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… …

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