sexagesima (sunday)
21All Souls' Day — • The commemoration of all the faithful departed is celebrated by the Church on 2 November, or, if this be a Sunday or a solemnity, on 3 November Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. All Souls Day All Souls Day …
22Christian Calendar — Christian Calendar † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Christian Calendar GENERALITIES All civilized peoples and even those which seem to be only just emerging from utter barbarism keep some kind of record of the flight of time and are… …
23Moskenstraumen — Der „Mahlstrom“ zwischen Værøy, Mosken und Moskenesøy Der „Mahlstrom“ in der Renaissance Il …
24Sex|a|ges|i|ma — «SEHK suh JEHS uh muh», noun, or Sexagesima Sunday, the second Sunday before Lent. ╂[< Latin sexāgēsima (literally) sixtieth < sexāgintā sixty] …
25St. Catherine of Siena — St. Catherine of Siena † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Catherine of Siena Dominican Tertiary, born at Siena, 25 March, 1347; died at Rome, 29 April, 1380. She was the youngest but one of a very large family. Her father, Giacomo di… …
26Word painting — (also known as tone painting or text painting) is the musical technique of having the music mimic the literal meaning of a song. For example, ascending scales would accompany lyrics about going up; slow, dark music would accompany lyrics about… …
27Gleichwie der Regen und Schnee vom Himmel fällt — (German: Just like the rain and snow falling from the sky (heaven could also be used to replace sky), BWV 18) is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. It was composed for Sexagesima Sunday, based on text by Erdmann Neumeister written in 1711 …
28Liturgical colours — are those specific colours which are used for vestments and hangings within the context of Christian liturgy. The symbolism of violet, white, green, red, gold, black, rose, and other colours may serve to underline moods appropriate to a season of …
29Septuagesima — (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… …
30Monteverdi Choir — The Monteverdi Choir was founded in 1964 by Sir John Eliot Gardiner for a performance of the Monteverdi Vespers (1610) in King s College Chapel, Cambridge. A specialist Baroque ensemble, the Choir has become famous for its stylistic conviction… …
