Liturgy

Sanctoral Cycle (Santorale)

• All Saints (Feast of All Saints) (OGNISSANTI (FESTUM OMNIUM SANCTORUM)) Vol. IX, p. 81
  ALL SAINTS (Feast of All Saints). - The feast of All Saints (Nov. 1) is not only intended to honor the saints properly so called, but in…
• Calendar of the Universal Church (CALENDARIO DELLA CHIESA UNIVERSALE) Vol. III, p. 232
  CALENDAR OF THE UNIVERSAL CHURCH. - One can speak of a calendar of the Universal Church only from the year 1568 onward, that is, from the…
• Chair of Saint Peter, Feast of the (CATTEDRA DI SAN PIETRO, FESTA DELLA) Vol. III, p. 684
  CHAIR OF SAINT PETER, Feast of the. - It is not a question of the chair or material see, but of the magisterium of St. Peter. Here "chair"…
• Divine Maternity of Mary, Blessed (MATERNITÀ DIVINA DI MARIA S.MA) Vol. VIII, p. 254
  DIVINE MATERNITY OF MARY, BLESSED. - It is the principal privilege of Mary, and the root of all the others. The nature and the foundations…
• Most Precious Blood of N (SANGUE PREZIOSISSIMO DI N) Vol. X, p. 1053
  MOST PRECIOUS BLOOD OF N. - Feast whose object is the "Most Precious Blood" that Christ shed for the salvation of the human race (v.…
• Name of Mary, Feast of the (NOME DI MARIA, FESTA DEL) Vol. VIII, p. 1122
  NAME OF MARY, Feast of the. - Currently on September 12, double major. It originated in Spain from a concession for the diocese of Cuenca…
• Nativity of Mary, Saint (NATIVITÀ DI MARIA S.MA) Vol. VIII, p. 993
  NATIVITY OF MARY MOST HOLY. - One of the major feasts of Our Lady, celebrated on September 8; a double of the second class, with a simple…
• Presentation of Mary, Saint, Feast of the (PRESENTAZIONE DI MARIA S.MA, FESTA DELLA) Vol. IX, p. 1171
  PRESENTATION OF MARY, Saint, Feast of the. - The feast of the P. is one of the minor Marian feasts of the universal Church and is…
• Purification (Candlemas), Feast Of The (PURIFICAZIONE (CANDELORA), FESTA DELLA) Vol. X, p. 209
  PURIFICATION (Candlemas), Feast Of The. - A Marian solemnity, celebrated on 2 February as a double of the second class, to which is added…
• Sanctoral (SANTORALE) Vol. X, p. 1112
  SANCTORAL. - It is that part of the Missal (v.) and of the Breviary (v.), also called Proprium de sanctis, which contains the proper…
• Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (VISITAZIONE DI MARIA SANTISSIMA) Vol. XII, p. 944
  VISITATION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY. - Feast of the universal Church, celebrated on July 2 with the double rite of the second class. The…