Immovable Feasts — Those Feasts of the Church which always occur on the same date such as Christmas Day, Feast of the Epiphany, etc. As some of the Feasts, such as Ascension Day, Whitsun Day, etc., are movable depending on the time Easter is kept. Tables and… … American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Immovable — Im*mov a*ble, a. 1. Incapable of being moved; firmly fixed; fast; used of material things; as, an immovable foundation. [1913 Webster] Immovable, infixed, and frozen round. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Steadfast; fixed; unalterable; unchangeable;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Immovable apparatus — Immovable Im*mov a*ble, a. 1. Incapable of being moved; firmly fixed; fast; used of material things; as, an immovable foundation. [1913 Webster] Immovable, infixed, and frozen round. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Steadfast; fixed; unalterable;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Feasts observed by the Coptic Church — These come under three chief headings: Weekly feast, i.e. Sundays. The weekly commemoration of the Resurrection, which falls on the first day of every week. Sundays have been kept by Christians from Apostolic times as days of worship, and in 321… … Dictionary of church terms
Feasts (Immovable) — Feasts and holidays of the church which always occur on the same date, as Christmas and Epiphany, Transfiguration etc … Dictionary of church terms
Ecclesiastical Feasts — Ecclesiastical Feasts † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Ecclesiastical Feasts (Lat. Festum; Gr. heorte). Feast Days, or Holy Days, are days which are celebrated in commemoration of the sacred mysteries and events recorded in the history… … Catholic encyclopedia
African Liturgy — • In use not only in the old Roman province of Africa of which Carthage was the capital, but also in Numidia and Mauretania Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. African Liturgy African Liturgy … Catholic encyclopedia
African Rite — In the history of Christianity, the African Rite refers to a now defunct Catholic, Western liturgical rite, and is considered a development or possibly a local use of the primitive Roman Rite. It used the Latin language. The African Rite may be… … Wikipedia
Menaion — • The name of the twelve books, one for every month, that contain the offices for immovable feasts in the Byzantine rite Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Menaion Menaion … Catholic encyclopedia
The Rite of Constantinople (Byzantine Rite) — The Rite of Constantinople † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Rite of Constantinople (Also BYZANTINE RITE.) The Liturgies, Divine Office, forms for the administration of sacraments and for various blessings, sacramentals, and exorcisms … Catholic encyclopedia
