the feast of feasts
21Feast of the Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary — Feast of the Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Feast of the Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Second Sunday in October. The object of this feast is to commemorate the dignity of the Mary as Mother of… …
22Feast of the Dedication — Feast of the Dedication (Scriptural) † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Feast of the Dedication (Scriptural) Also called the Feast of the Machabees and Feast of Lights (Josephus and Talmudic writings), mentioned in the Old Testament (I… …
23Feast 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… …
24Feast of the Circumcision — Feast of the Circumcision † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Feast of the Circumcision As Christ wished to fulfil the law and to show His descent according to the flesh from Abraham. He, though not bound by the law, was circumcised on the… …
25Feast of the Holy Name — Feast of the Holy Name † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Feast of the Holy Name This feast is celebrated on the second Sunday after Epiphany (double of the second class). It is the central feast of all the mysteries of Christ the Redeemer; it …
26Feast of the Prayer of Christ — Feast of the Prayer of Christ † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Feast of the Prayer of Christ This feast occurs on the Tuesday after Septuagesima (double major). Its object is to commemorate the prolonged prayer which Christ offered in… …
27Feast of Orthodoxy — Feast of Orthodoxy † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Feast of Orthodoxy (or SUNDAY) The first Sunday of the Great Forty days (Lent) in the Byzantine Calendar (sixth Sunday before Easter), kept in memory of the final defeat of Iconoclasm… …
28The Bollandists — The Bollandists † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Bollandists An association of ecclesiastical scholars engaged in editing the Acta Sanctorum. This work is a great hagiographical collection begun during the first years of the seventeenth… …
29The Books of Machabees — The Books of Machabees † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Books of Machabees The title of four books, of which the first and second only are regarded by the Church as canonical; the third and fourth, as Protestants (Protestantism) consider …
30The Twelve Days of Christmas (song) — The Twelve Days of Christmas Roud #68 Music by Traditional with additions by Frederic Austin Published c. 1780 Language English; may be French in origin Form Cumulative song The Twelve Days of Christmas is an English Christmas carol that… …
