The Sunday within the Octave of Christmas is a liturgical celebration in the
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Octave (liturgical) — For other uses, see Octave (disambiguation). Octave has two senses in Christian liturgical usage. In the first sense, it is the eighth day after a feast, reckoning inclusively, and so always falls on the same day of the week as the feast itself.… … Wikipedia
Massacre of the Innocents — For the painting by Peter Paul Rubens, see Massacre of the Innocents (Rubens). The Holy Innocents by Giotto di Bondone. The Massacre of the Innocents is an episode of infanticide by the King of Judea, Herod the Great. According to the Gospel of… … Wikipedia
The Feast of the Annunciation — The Feast of the Annunciation † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Feast of the Annunciation The Feast of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (25 March), also called in old calendars: FESTUM INCARNATIONIS, INITIUM REDEMPTIONIS… … Catholic encyclopedia
Octave — The eighth day after a Festival. The intervening days are said to be of or within its Octave and partake of the character of the Festival. The only Feasts mentioned in the Prayer Book, having an Octave as of obligation are Christmas, Easter,… … American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Christmas Oratorio — This article is about the Christmas Oratorio by J.S. Bach. For Christmas Oratorios by other composers, see Christmas Oratorio (disambiguation). The Mystical Nativity (1501) by Sandro Botticelli The Christmas Oratorio (German: Weihnachts… … Wikipedia
Ranking of liturgical days in the Roman Rite — serves two purposes. The rank indicates some particular points about the manner of celebrating the day: for instance, the Mass of a Solemnity will include recitation of Gloria in Excelsis and Creed, that of what is now called in a specific… … Wikipedia
Liturgical books of the Roman Rite — The liturgical books of the Roman Rite at the beginning of the twentieth century, writings designed to specify the way the religious services of that liturgical rite of the Roman Catholic Church were then held, are described in this article. For… … Wikipedia
General Roman Calendar — Contents 1 General Roman Calendar 1.1 Moveable (General Calendar) 1.2 January (General Calendar) … Wikipedia
Roman Catholic calendar of saints — For earlier forms of the General Roman Calendar, see the Tridentine Calendar, the General Roman Calendar as in 1954, General Roman Calendar of Pope Pius XII and the General Roman Calendar of 1962 The General Roman Calendar indicates the days of… … Wikipedia
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