the feast of feasts
11Feast 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… …
12Feast of the Expectation of the Blessed Virgin — Feast of the Expectation of the Blessed Virgin Mary † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Feast of the Expectation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Exspectatio Partus B.V.M.) Celebrated on 18 December by nearly the entire Latin Church. Owing to… …
13The Cross and Crucifix in Liturgy — The Cross and Crucifix in Liturgy † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Cross and Crucifix in Liturgy (1) Material Objects in Liturgical Use; (2) Liturgical Forms connected with Them; (3) Festivals Commemorative of the Holy Cross;… …
14The Five Sacred Wounds — The Five Sacred Wounds † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Five Sacred Wounds Devotion. The revival of religious life and the zealous activity of St. Bernard and St. Francis in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, together with the… …
15The Carmelite Order — The Carmelite Order † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Carmelite Order One of the mendicant orders. Origin The date of the foundation of the Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel has been under discussion from the fourteenth century to …
16The Gallican Rite — The Gallican Rite † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Gallican Rite This subject will be treated under the following six heads: I. History and Origin; II. MSS. and Other Sources; III. The Liturgical Year; IV. The Divine Office; V. The… …
17Feast 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 …
18Feast 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… …
19Feast of the Most Pure Heart of Mary — Feast of the Most Pure Heart of Mary † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Feast of the Most Pure Heart of Mary In its principal object this feast is identical with the feast of the Inner Life of Mary , celebrated by the Sulpitians on 19 October …
20Feast 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… …
