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The Eastern Church first celebrated a Feast of the Conception of the Most Holy and All Pure Mother of God on 9 December, perhaps as early as the 5th century in Syria.The original title of the feast focused more specifically on Saint Anne, being termed Sylepsis tes hagias kai theoprometoros Annas ("conception of Saint Anne, the ancestress of God"). [5]
Date English name Italian name Remarks 1 January: Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God: Maria Santissima Madre di Dio: 6 January: Epiphany: Epifania del Signore: 11 February: Lateran Treaty Day: Anniversario della istituzione dello Stato della Città del Vaticano: Commemorates the 1929 signing of the Lateran Treaty, which established Vatican City ...
The Eastern feast is not ranked among the Great Feasts, but as a lesser-ranking feast. Unlike the Latin Church date of 8 December for the feast, the Eastern feast is not exactly nine months before the feast of the Nativity of the Theotokos (8 September), but a day later. Mary is conceived by her parents as we are all conceived.
Dec. 8 National Brownie Day, National Blue Collar Day, Pretend To Be a Time Traveler Day, World Choral Day, National Health Savings Account Day, Feast of the Immaculate Conception
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.
Feast of the Immaculate Conception. National Blue Collar Day. National Brownie Day. National Health Savings Account Day. National Salesperson Day. Pretend To Be a Time Traveler Day. December 9 ...
The Feast of Christ the King falls on November 24 (or on October 27 in versions of the calendar between 1925 and 1962) The First Sunday of Advent falls on December 1; The Immaculate Conception falls on a Sunday, thus transferred to Monday, December 9. Gaudete Sunday falls on December 15; Rorate Sunday falls on December 22
This week, two holidays are being celebrated across the country, as the first night of Hanukkah falls on the same day as Christmas.. The Jewish celebration of the Festival of Lights begins at ...