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The holy days of obligation for Latin Church Catholics are indicated in canon 1246 of the 1983 Code of Canon Law: [2] Can. 1246. §1. Sunday, on which—by apostolic tradition—the paschal mystery is celebrated, must be observed in the universal Church as the primordial holy day of obligation. The following days must also be observed: the ...
The Syro-Malabar liturgical year opens with the season of Annunciation, which begins on the Sunday between November 27 and December 3. This day corresponds to the First Sunday of Advent in the Western Roman Rite tradition. The liturgical year is divided into the following nine seasons. [1]
Christopher is recognized as a saint of the Catholic Church, being listed as a martyr in the Roman Martyrology under 25 July. [ 4 ] In 1969, when Paul VI issued Mysterii Paschalis , he acknowledged that, while the written Acts of Saint Christopher are merely legendary, attestations to the veneration of the martyr date from ancient times.
1 January The Blessed Virgin Mary, the Holy Mother of God: Octave of Christmas, Circumcision of the Lord, New Year's Day 6 January Epiphany of the Lord: Where not a holy day of obligation, transferred to the Sunday between 2 and 8 January, inclusive 19 March Saint Joseph, spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary
The Catholic Church's liturgical calendar, from US Catholic Bishops Archived February 7, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, or from O.S.V. publishing Archived November 13, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. Universalis – A liturgical calendar of the Catholic Church including the Liturgy of the Hours and the Mass readings.
It is considered a holy day of obligation in the Catholic church, said Monsignor Walter Rossi, rector of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington D.C.
From the website of the Catholic Church in Finland [12] 19 January: Saint Henry, bishop and martyr – Solemnity; 3 February: Saint Ansgar, bishop – Memorial; 14 February: Saints Cyril, monk and Methodius, bishop – Feast; 29 April: Saint Catherine of Siena, virgin and doctor of the Church – Feast; 18 May: Saint Eric, martyr – Memorial
In 1907, when, in accordance with the rules in force since the time of Pope Pius V, feast days of any form of double, if impeded by "occurrence" (falling on the same day) [2] with a feast day of higher class, were transferred to another day, this classification of feast days was of great practical importance for deciding which feast day to ...