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The General Roman Calendar (GRC) is the liturgical calendar that indicates the dates of celebrations of saints and mysteries of the Lord (Jesus Christ) in the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church, wherever this liturgical rite is in use. These celebrations are a fixed annual date, or occur on a particular day of the week.
23 April: Saint Adalbert, bishop and martyr – Memorial; 24 April: Saint George, martyr – Optional Memorial; 29 April: Saint Catherine of Siena, virgin and doctor of the Church, patroness of Europe – Feast; 4 May: Saint Florian, martyr – Optional Memorial; 11 May: Blessed Sára Salkaházi, virgin and martyr – Optional Memorial
In this way the calendar of the Church of England has importance beyond the immediate purpose of supporting the liturgy of the English Church. It is, for example, one of the key sources of the calendar for the international daily office Oremus. [2] Holy Days are variously categorised as Principal Feasts, Festivals, Lesser Festivals, or ...
In Ireland, the only holy days of obligation that are also public holidays are Christmas and Saint Patrick's Day. Thus, there are five working holy days. Similarly, Slovakia has four holy days of obligation that are also public holidays: Christmas, Solemnity of Mary Mother of God, Epiphany, and All Saints', leaving it with five working holy days.
In leap years, a day is added and it is of 29 days but the Feast of St. Matthias is celebrated on the 25th day and then is said twice Sexto Kalendas, that is on the 24th and 25th day, and thus the Dominical letter is changed to the one above, that if it be B, into A, if it be C, into B, similarly also in the others.
Feast of Saints Cosmas and Damian; Feast of Saints Peter and Paul; Feast of the Ass; Feast of the Crown of Thorns; Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus; Feast of the Holy Winding Sheet of Christ; Feast of the Immaculate Conception; Feast of the Most Holy Redeemer; Feast of the Most Precious Blood; Feast of the Prayer of Christ; Feast of the Sacred Heart
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 Church which honors important and ...
In the Syro-Malabar Church, there are 6 holy days of obligation: [3] Epiphany (January 6) Sts. Peter and Paul (June 29) The Ascension of Our Lord (sixth Thursday after Easter) St. Thomas (July 3) The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (August 15) Christmas (December 25)