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The feast of the Holy Name of Jesus has been celebrated in the Roman Catholic Church, at least at local levels, since the end of the fifteenth century. [2] The celebration has been held on different dates, usually in January, because 1 January, eight days after Christmas, commemorates the naming of the child Jesus; as recounted in the Gospel read on that day, "at the end of eight days, when he ...
1 May: Saint Joseph the Worker – optional memorial; 2 May: Saint Athanasius, Bishop and Doctor of the Church – memorial; 3 May: Saints Philip and James, Apostles – feast; 10 May: Saint John of Ávila, Priest and Doctor of the Church – optional memorial a; 12 May: Saints Nereus and Achilleus, Martyrs – optional memorial
The 1969 revision of the liturgical year and the calendar in the Roman Rite states: “1 January, the Octave Day of the Nativity of the Lord, is the Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God, and also the commemoration of the conferral of the Most Holy Name of Jesus.” [18] [19] It deleted the 11 October feast, even for Portugal, stating ...
In the Roman Rite, the feast day of Philip, along with that of James the Less, is traditionally observed on 1 May, the anniversary of the dedication of the church dedicated to them in Rome (now called the Church of the Twelve Apostles). In the short-lived calendar reform of 1960, it was transferred to 11 May, but since 1969 it has been assigned ...
29 April: Saint Catherine of Siena, virgin and doctor of the Church – Feast; 1 May: Saint Joseph the Worker – Feast; 4 May: Saint Florian, martyr – Memorial; 12 May: Saint Leopold Mandić, priest – Memorial; 16 May: Saint John Nepomucene, priest and martyr – Memorial; 24 May: Our Lady, Help of Christians – Solemnity
The Feast of Saint Basil the Great and the Circumcision of Christ (January 1) The Feast of the Three Holy Hierarchs: Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian and John Chrysostom (January 30) The Feast of the Forty Martyrs of Sebaste (March 9) The Feast of Saint Patrick (March 17) [14] The Feast of Saint George (April 23)
In the liturgical books, the document General Roman Calendar (which lists not only fixed celebrations but also some moveable ones) is printed immediately after the document Universal Norms on the Liturgical Year and the Calendar, [4] [5] which states that "throughout the course of the year the Church unfolds the entire mystery of Christ and observes the birthdays of the Saints".
There used to be many more holy days of obligation. With the motu proprio of 2 July 1911, Supremi disciplinae, Pope Pius X reduced the number of such non-Sunday holy days from 36 to 8: the above 10 dates (1 January was then the Feast of the Circumcision of Christ) minus the feasts the Body and Blood of Christ, and Saint Joseph. [3]