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Apostles — Apostles † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Apostles Under this title it may be sufficient to supply brief and essential information, I. on the name Apostle ; II. on its various meanings; III. on the origin of the Apostolate;… … Catholic encyclopedia
Feast of the Assumption — The Feast of the Assumption † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Feast of the Assumption The Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, 15 August; also called in old liturgical books Pausatio, Nativitas (for heaven), Mors, Depositio … Catholic encyclopedia
Feast 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… … Catholic encyclopedia
Apostles' Fast — The Apostles Fast, also called the Fast of the Holy Apostles, the Fast of Peter and Paul, or sometimes St. Peter s Fast, [Bulgakov, Sergei, Handbook for Church Servers , [http://www.transfigcathedral.org/faith/Bulgakov/0643.pdf Movable Feasts and … Wikipedia
Feast of Saints Peter and Paul — The Feast of Saints Peter and Paul, or properly the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, is a feast commemorating the martyrdom at Rome of the apostles St. Peter and Paul of Tarsus, observed on June 29. The celebration is of ancient origin, the… … Wikipedia
Feast of the Cross — Russian icon of Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross (icon from Yaroslavl by Gury Nikitin, 1680. Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow). Liturgical year Western Advent … Wikipedia
Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus — The Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus is celebrated in the Roman Catholic liturgical calendar observance found in the liturgical calendar, at least at local level, since the end of the fifteenth century. The veneration of the Holy Name was extended … Wikipedia
Feast of Weeks — Pentecost Pen te*cost, n. [L. pentecoste, Gr. ? (sc. ?) the fiftieth day, Pentecost, fr. ? fiftieth, fr. ? fifty, fr. ? five. See {Five}, and cf. {Pingster}.] 1. A solemn festival of the Jews; so called because celebrated on the fiftieth day… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
St. Peter, Prince of the Apostles — St. Peter, Prince of the Apostles † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Peter, Prince of the Apostles The life of St. Peter may be conveniently considered under the following heads: I. Until the Ascension of Christ II. St. Peter in… … Catholic encyclopedia
Dispersion of the Apostles — • A feast in commemoration of the missionary work of the Twelve Apostles Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Dispersion of the Apostles Dispersion of the Apostles … Catholic encyclopedia
