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Antoine-Frédéric Ozanam (pronounced [ɑ̃twan fʁedeʁik ozanam]; 23 April 1813 – 8 September 1853) was a French Catholic literary scholar, lawyer, journalist and equal rights advocate. He founded with fellow students the Conference of Charity, later known as the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul . [ 1 ]
Feast day 2 April Our Lady of Zeitoun , also known simply as El-Zeitoun , Zeitun or rarely Our Lady of Light , was a mass Marian apparition that was reported to have occurred in the Zeitoun district of Cairo , Egypt , during a period of about 3 years beginning on 2 April 1968.
The development of the Ordo Lectionum Missae was a response to the liturgical reforms initiated by the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965), with the aim of promoting active participation of the laity in the Mass. Prior to the council, the Roman Catholic Church adhered to a one-year cycle of readings, incorporating a limited selection of passages.
Friday before Good Friday: Our Lady of Sorrows – Feast; 23 April: Saint George, martyr – Memorial; 29 April: Saint Catherine of Siena, virgin and doctor of the Church – Feast; 30 April: Saint Pius V, pope – Memorial; 1 May: Saint Joseph the Worker – Memorial; 9 May: Saint George Preca, priest – Feast; 1 July: Blessed Nazju Falzon ...
The Invitatory is the introduction to the first hour said on the current day, whether it be the Office of Readings or Morning Prayer. The opening is followed by a hymn. The hymn is followed by psalmody. The psalmody is followed by a scripture reading. The reading is called a chapter (capitulum) if it is short, or a lesson (lectio) if it is long.
Gianna Beretta Molla (4 October 1922 – 28 April 1962), doctor and mother, canonized on 16 May 2004; Blesseds. Antoine-Frédéric Ozanam (23 April 1813 – 8 September 1853), founder of the Society, beatified on 22 August 1997
Each day in the Catholic liturgical calendar has a rank. The five basic ranks for the Ordinary Form of the Roman Rite, in descending order of importance, are as follows: Solemnity — the highest ranking type of feast day. It commemorates an event in the life of Jesus or Mary, or celebrates a Saint important to the whole Church or the local ...
The first Mass during which the Divine Mercy image was displayed was on April 28, 1935 (the Feast of Divine Mercy), the second Sunday of Easter, and was attended by Kowalska. (Diary of St. Faustina, item 420). [14] April 28, 1935 was also the celebration of the end of the Jubilee of the Redemption by Pope Pius XI.