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In the Byzantine tradition, the Fast begins on the second Monday after Pentecost (the day after All Saints' Sunday), whereas in the Coptic and old Syriac traditions, the Fast begins on the first Monday after Pentecost. It continues until the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul on June 29.
The Sunday between January 2 and 6; otherwise January 6, if no such Sunday exists: 4–9 weeks 4: Great Fast (Sawma Rabba) The 7th Sunday before Easter [note 1] 7 weeks 5: Resurrection (Qyamta) Easter Sunday: 7 weeks 6: Apostles (Slihe) Pentecost Sunday (the 7th Sunday after Easter) 7 weeks 7: Summer (Qaita) The 7th Sunday after Pentecost: 7 ...
In many of these countries, Whit Monday is known as "the second day of Pentecost" or "the second Whitsun". In France, it became a work day for many workers from 2005 to 2007. This was to raise extra funds following the government's lack of preparation for a summertime heat wave, which led to a shortage of proper health care for the elderly. [2]
Ordinary Time (After Pentecost) Trinity Sunday: 8 days after Pentecost (Monday) Apostles' Fast begins (ends June 29) 2nd Sunday after Pentecost 7th Sunday after Pentecost Summer (Qaita) August 1 to August 14 Dormition Fast: 14th Sunday after Pentecost Eliyah-Sliba-Moses: September 1 Beginning of Eastern Liturgical Year 20th to 25th Sunday after ...
For Eastern Orthodox and some Eastern Catholic Christians this feast also marks the end of the Apostles' Fast (which began on the Monday following All Saints' Sunday, i.e., the second Monday after Pentecost). [2]
The Second Monday after Pentecost is the beginning of the Apostles' Fast (which continues until the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul on June 29). Theologically, Orthodox do not consider Pentecost to be the "birthday" of the church; they see the church as having existed before the creation of the world (cf.
While Pope Pius V reduced the amount of octaves in 1568, [1] these were still numerous. Not only on the eighth day from the feast but, with the exception of the octaves of Easter, Pentecost, and, to a lesser extent, Christmas, on all the intervening days the liturgy was the same as on the feast day itself, with the exact same prayers and Scripture readings.
Friday after the Second Sunday after Pentecost: The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus – solemnity b; Saturday after the Second Sunday after Pentecost: The Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary – memorial c ^a The title Doctor of the Church was conferred on Saint Irenaeus by Pope Francis on 21 January 2022. [17]