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The Epiphany season, also known as Epiphanytide or the time of Sundays after Epiphany, is a liturgical period, celebrated by many Christian Churches, which immediately follows the Christmas season. It begins on Epiphany Day , and ends at various points (such as Candlemas ) as defined by those denominations.
Epiphany (Denha) 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 ...
Source: [5]. 1 January - Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God 6 January - Epiphany 11 February - Lateran Treaty 13 March - Anniversary of the election of Pope Francis 19 March – Saint Joseph's Day
Epiphany will be widely celebrated on Saturday, January 6, 2024. Others may celebrate on Sunday, January 7, 2024, or throughout a much larger season, as explained above.
The East Syriac liturgical Calendar is unique. The year is divided into periods of about seven weeks each, called Shawu'i; these are Advent (called Subara, "Annunciation"), Epiphany, Lent, Easter, the Apostles, Summer, "Elias and the Cross", "Moses", and the "Dedication" (Qudash idta). "Moses" and the "Dedication" have only four weeks each.
The Epiphany of the Lord (6 January or Sunday between 2 and 8 January) Sundays as such have no vigil Mass: only if one of the listed solemnities falls on a Sunday (as Easter and Pentecost always do) is there a difference between the readings and prayers at the Saturday evening Mass and Mass on the Sunday itself.
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The liturgical year, also called the church year, Christian year, ecclesiastical calendar, or kalendar, [1] [2] consists of the cycle of liturgical days and seasons that determines when feast days, including celebrations of saints, are to be observed, and which portions of scripture are to be read.