Liturgy
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Advent (AVVENTO)
ADVENT. - It is the period that begins the liturgical year and prepares for Christmas (v.), as Lent (v.) does for Easter. In the Roman rite… -
Arundine (from Lat. arundo «reed») (ARUNDINE (DAL LAT. ARUNDO «CANNA»))
ARUNDINE (from Lat. arundo «reed»). - A staff adorned with and surmounted by three candles arranged in a triangle, used in the function of… -
Ascension (ASCENSIONE)
ASCENSION. - After appearing repeatedly over forty days, the risen Jesus appeared one last time to the apostles > (photo Alinari) ASCENSION… -
Ash Wednesday (CENERI, MERCOLEDÌ DELLE)
ASH WEDNESDAY. - In the last years of St. Gregory the Great, the Lenten fast began with the Wednesday preceding the First Sunday of Lent,… -
Birthday (Dies Natalis) (NATALE (DIES NATALIS))
BIRTHDAY (Dies Natalis). - The Romans commemorated the deceased on the day of their birth; indeed one reads that « Privatae feriae vocantur… -
Caput Ieiunii
CAPUT IEIUNII. - Since the 7th century Ash Wednesday has been known as feria IV in capite ieiunii, because, according to Roman usage, the… -
Carnipri(v)ium (Carnispricium, Privicarnum) (CARNIPRIVIUM (CARNISPRICIUM, PRIVICARNIUM))
CARNIPRI(v)ium (Carnispricium, Privicarnum). - This was the name given, in many places, to Quinquagesima Sunday, because on it, and more… -
Christmas (NATALE)
CHRISTMAS. - Feast of the birth of the Lord, celebrated on December 25. I. THE NAME. - The typically Roman name is Natale or Natalis… -
Christ the King, Feast of (CRISTO RE, FESTA DI)
CHRIST THE KING, Feast of. - With the encyclical Quas primas of 11 December 1925, Pius XI, at the conclusion of the Holy Year, instituted… -
Easter (PASQUA)
EASTER. - The major feast of the Israelites and of Christians. It was instituted by Moses to commemorate the exodus of Israel from Egyptian… -
Ember Days (Ieiunium Quattuor Temporum) (QUATTRO TEMPORA (ICIUNIUM QUATTUOR TEMPORUM))
EMBER DAYS (Ieiunium Quattuor Temporum). - The three days of fasting and penance (Wednesday, Friday and Saturday) at the beginning of each… -
Feast of Corpus Christi (CORPUS DOMINI, FESTA DEL)
CORPUS DOMINI - Procession of Corpus Christi in Paris in the 15th century. Drawing from a miniature of the Missal of the Jouvenel des… -
Holy Family (SACRA FAMIGLIA)
HOLY FAMILY. - I. LITURGY. - The liturgical cult of the Holy Family is recent. Its first manifestations are found only in the 17th century,… -
Holy Week (Major Hebdomada, Hebdomada Sancta, Hebdomada Authentica) (SETTIMANA SANTA (MAJOR HEBDOMADA, HEBDOMADA SANCTA, HEBDOMADA AUTHENTICA))
HOLY WEEK (Major Hebdomada, Hebdomada Sancta, Hebdomada Authentica). - It is the week preceding Easter, also called "greater" or… -
Lent (Quadragesima) (QUARESIMA (QUADRAGESIMA))
LENT (Quadragesima). - A sacred period of 40 days in preparation for Easter, to be sanctified by more frequent prayer, by works of charity,… -
Name of Jesus, Feast of the (NOME DI GESÙ, FESTA DEL)
NAME OF JESUS, Feast of the. - Celebrated, since the reform of Pius X, on the Sunday falling between 2 and 5 January, and, when this is… -
Palm Sunday (PALME, DOMENICA DELLE)
PALM SUNDAY. - The Sunday that precedes Easter has been called, since the time of Isidore of Seville (d. 636), D. delle p. (dies palmarum).… -
Pentecost (PENTECOSTE)
PENTECOST. - I. SACRED SCRIPTURE. - A Jewish feast, 7 weeks or 50 days (whence the Greek name "fiftieth" [day]) after Passover, which… -
Quinquagesima
QUINQUAGESIMA. - From the Latin, it is the 50th day after or before Easter; Greek πεντηκοστή. 1) Strictly it is the day of Pentecost (v.),… -
Rogations (Litaniae Majores and Minores) (ROGAZIONI (LITANIAE MAIORES ET MINORES))
ROGATIONS (Litaniae Majores and Minores). - Processions ordered by the Church to implore heavenly aid; those that occur every year are… -
Septuagesima (In the Roman Missal: "Dominica in Septuagesima") (SETTUAGESIMA (NEL MESSALE ROMANO «DOMINICA IN SEPTUAGESIMA»))
SEPTUAGESIMA (In the Roman Missal: "Dominica in Septuagesima"). - It is the ninth Sunday before Easter, in preparation for the feast of the… -
Sexagesima (In the Roman Missal: "Dominica in Sexagesima") (SESSAGESIMA (NEL MESSALE ROMANO «DOMINICA IN SEXAGESIMA»))
SEXAGESIMA (In the Roman Missal: "Dominica in Sexagesima"). - The eighth Sunday before Easter, in preparation for the feast of the… -
Sunday (DOMENICA)
SUNDAY. - From (dies) Dominica, "day of the Lord." There is discussion about the time, place and manner in which this day came alongside… -
Temporal (TEMPORALE)
TEMPORAL. - I. IN THE LATIN CHURCH. - That part of the liturgical year which in the official books of the Latin Church bears the title… -
Year (Liturgical) (ANNO (LITURGICO))
YEAR (LITURGICAL). - It is the series of feasts and festive seasons in the Church, and it has its beginning and development independently…