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Mass in the Catholic Church. The Mass is the central liturgical service of the Eucharist in the Catholic Church, in which bread and wine are consecrated and become the body and blood of Christ. [1][2] As defined by the Church at the Council of Trent, in the Mass "the same Christ who offered himself once in a bloody manner on the altar of the ...
In the Catholic Church, holy days of obligation or precepts are days on which the faithful are expected to attend Mass, and engage in rest from work and recreation (i.e., they are to refrain from engaging in work or activities that hinder the worship owed to God), according to the third commandment. The expectation is attached to the holy day ...
The Syro-Malabar Church proposes the following days of fasting to the faithful: [4][5] Name. Dates. 25 Days' Lent. December 1–24. Three Days' Lent. The third Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday before the beginning of Lent. Great Lent. The first Monday of Lent through Holy Saturday.
The Calendar of the Church Year. The Calendar of the Church Year is the liturgical calendar found in the 1979 Book of Common Prayer[1] and in Lesser Feasts and Fasts, [2] with additions made at recent General Conventions. The veneration of saints in the Episcopal Church (United States) is a continuation of an ancient tradition from the early ...
In the Catholic Church, All Saints' Day is considered a holy day of obligation, meaning parishioners are required to attend Mass. If the holy day falls on a Saturday or a Monday, Mass attendance ...
Mass is the main Eucharistic liturgical service in many forms of Western Christianity. The term Mass is commonly used in the Catholic Church, [1] Western Rite Orthodoxy, Old Catholicism, and Independent Catholicism. The term is also used in many Lutheran churches, [2][3][4] as well as in some Anglican churches, [5] and on rare occasion by other ...
The Church of the Company Fire is a major mass casualty incident that occurred during the celebration of the Feast of the Immaculate Conception in Santiago, Chile; on December 8 1863. A fire broke out at the start of a Mass (liturgy) that was being held at the Church of the Company of Jesus in honour of this feast day. Between 2,000 and 3,000 ...
June 3. Corpus Christi is a moveable feast, celebrated on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday, [11] 60 days after Easter, or, in countries where it is not a holy day of obligation, on the following Sunday. [57] The earliest possible Thursday celebration falls on May 21 (as in 1818 and 2285), the latest on June 24 (as in 1943 and 2038).