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:::''This is an article about liturgy in the Roman Catholic Church. For liturgical practices in other churches, see Liturgy.'' The Catholic Church is fundamentally liturgical and sacramental in its public life of worship. More »
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Palm Sunday
Palm Sunday is a moveable feast which falls on the Sunday before Easter. The feast commemorates an event reported by all four Canonical Gospels - the Triumphal Entry of Jesus into Jerusalem in the days before his Passion. The difficulty of procuring palms for that day's ceremonies in unfavorable climates for palms led to the substitution of boughs of yew, willow or other native trees. The Sunday was often designated by the names of these trees, as Yew Sunday or by the general term Branch... More »
Ascension
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Maundy Thursday
In the Christian calendar, Maundy Thursday — also called Holy Thursday and, in the Eastern and Oriental Orthodox Churches, Great Thursday — is the feast or holy day on the Thursday before Easter that commemorates the Last Supper of Jesus Christ with the Apostles. It is preceded by Spy Wednesday and followed by Good Friday. On this day four events are commemorated: the washing of the Disciples' feet by Jesus Christ, the institution of the Mystery of the Holy Eucharist at the Last Supper,... More »
Consecration
Consecration is the solemn dedication to a special purpose or service, usually religious. The word "consecration" literally means "setting apart." Persons, places, or things can be consecrated, and the term is used in various ways by different groups. More »
Transubstantiation
Transubstantiation is the ''change of the substance'' of bread and wine into the body and blood of Christ occurring in the Eucharist according to the teaching of some Christian Churches, including the Roman Catholic Church. In Greek, it is called . More »
Annunciation
In Christianity, the Annunciation is the revelation to Mary, the mother of Jesus by the archangel Gabriel that she would conceive a child to be born the Son of God. The Christian churches celebrate this with the feast of Annunciation on March 25, which as the Incarnation is nine months before the feast of the Nativity of Jesus, or Christmas. The date of the Annunciation also marked the New Year in many places, including England and the American colonies. More »
Alleluia
:''For other uses and translation, see Hallelujah (disambiguation). For the piece by Randall Thompson, see Alleluia (Thompson) The Alleluia is chanted before the Gospel lesson in the Eucharistic liturgies of the various Christian liturgical rites. Alleluia will be solemnly chanted at other times also, usually in conjunction with Psalm verses. More »
Immaculate Conception
:''For the novel by Gaétan Soucy, see The Immaculate Conception. For the doctrine of the virginal conception of Jesus Christ, see Incarnation (Christianity) and Virgin Birth (Christian doctrine).'' The Immaculate Conception is, according to Roman Catholic dogma, the conception of Mary, the mother of Jesus without any stain of original sin, in her mother's womb: the dogma thus says that, from the first moment of her existence, she was preserved by God from the lack of sanctifying... More »
All Saints
The festival of All Saints, also sometimes known as All Saints' Day, All Hallows or Hallowmas , is a feast celebrated in the honour of all the saints, known and unknown. Halloween is the day preceding it, and is so named because it is "The Eve of All Hallows". All Saints is also a Christian formula invoking all the faithful saints and martyrs, known or unknown. The Western Christian holiday falls on November 1, followed by All Souls' Day on November 2, and is a Holy Day of Obligation in... More »
Pentecostarion
The Pentecostarion is the liturgical book used by the Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Churches of Byzantine rite during the Paschal Season which extends from Pascha to the Sunday following All Saints Sunday . The name means the Book of the "Fifty Days", referring to the length of time between Pascha and Pentecost. In Greek, it is also sometimes called the ''Joyful Pentecostarion'' . Contents: *Bright Week *Afterfeast of Pascha *Ascension and its Afterfeast *Pentecost and its... More »
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