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51Feast of Tabernacles — The Feast of Tabernacles † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Feast of Tabernacles One of the three great feasts of the Hebrew liturgical calendar, even the greatest, according to Philo (heorton megiste) and Josephus (heste hagiotate kai… …
52Feast of the Most Pure Heart of Mary — Feast of the Most Pure Heart of Mary † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Feast of the Most Pure Heart of Mary In its principal object this feast is identical with the feast of the Inner Life of Mary , celebrated by the Sulpitians on 19 October …
53Feast day — Feast Feast (f[=e]st), n. [OE. feste festival, holiday, feast, OF. feste festival, F. f[^e]te, fr. L. festum, pl. festa, fr. festus joyful, festal; of uncertain origin. Cf. {Fair}, n., {Festal}, {F[^e]te}.] 1. A festival; a holiday; a solemn, or… …
54Feast of Corpus Christi — Feast of Corpus Christi † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Feast of Corpus Christi (Feast of the Body of Christ) This feast is celebrated in the Latin Church on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday to solemnly commemorate the institution of… …
55Feast of the Holy Name of Mary — Feast of the Holy Name of Mary † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Feast of the Holy Name of Mary We venerate the name of Mary because it belongs to her who is the Mother of God, the holiest of creatures, the Queen of heaven and earth, the… …
56Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary — Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary The earliest document commemorating this feast comes from the sixth century. St. Romanus, the great… …
57Feast of the Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary — Feast of the Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Feast of the Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Second Sunday in October. The object of this feast is to commemorate the dignity of the Mary as Mother of… …
58Feast of the Ascension — Feast of the Ascension † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Feast of the Ascension See also The Fact of the Ascension. The fortieth day after Easter Sunday, commemorating the Ascension of Christ into heaven, according to Mark 16:19, Luke… …
59Feast of the Dedication — Feast of the Dedication (Scriptural) † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Feast of the Dedication (Scriptural) Also called the Feast of the Machabees and Feast of Lights (Josephus and Talmudic writings), mentioned in the Old Testament (I… …
60Feast of the Transfiguration of Christ — Feast of the Transfiguration of Christ † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Feast of the Transfiguration of Christ Observed on August 6 to commemorate the manifestation of the Divine glory recorded by St. Matthew (Chapter 17). Origin. The… …
