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Rogation Sunday — The Fifth Sunday after Easter, being the Sunday next before the Rogation Days and Ascension Day is so called, and no doubt from the words with which the Gospel for the day begins, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the… … American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia
rogation sunday — noun Usage: usually capitalized R&S : the Sunday immediately before the three Rogation Days : the fifth Sunday after Easter … Useful english dictionary
Rogation Sunday — noun the Sunday preceding the Rogation Days … English new terms dictionary
Rogation days — are, in the calendar of the Western Church, four days traditionally set apart for solemn processions to invoke God s mercy. They are April 25, the Major Rogation, coinciding with St. Mark s Day (but having no connection with it); and the three… … Wikipedia
Rogation Days — n. the three days before Ascension Day, formerly a time widely observed as a period of solemn ceremonial petitioning * * * n [pl] the three days before Ascension Day in the Christian church, during which people traditionally pray for a good… … Universalium
rogation days — noun plural Usage: usually capitalized R&D Etymology: Middle English rogacioun dayes : the three days before Ascension Day observed by some Christians as days of special supplication * * * Rogation Days [Rogation Days] … Useful english dictionary
Rogation Days — The Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday before Ascension Day. They are days of abstinence preparatory to the great Feast of the Ascension. They are so called from the Latin word rogare, meaning to ask, and coming as they do in the early part of the… … American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia
rogation — n. (usu. in pl.) Eccl. a solemn supplication consisting of the litany of the saints chanted on the three days before Ascension day. Phrases and idioms: Rogation Days the three days before Ascension Day. Rogation Sunday the Sunday preceding these … Useful english dictionary
Rogation Days — • Days of prayer, and formerly also of fasting, instituted by the Church to appease God s anger at man s transgressions, to ask protection in calamities, and to obtain a good and bountiful harvest Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006.… … Catholic encyclopedia
Trinity Sunday — Infobox Holiday holiday name = Trinity Sunday type = Christianity caption = observedby = Western Christianity date = Sunday after Pentecost celebrations = The Trinity observances = relatedto = Pentecost AdventTrinity Sunday is the first Sunday… … Wikipedia
