feasts
91Afterfeast — An Afterfeast is a period of celebration attached to one of the Great Feasts celebrated by the Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Churches (roughly equivalent to what in the West would be called an Octave). The celebration of the Great Feasts… …
92General Roman Calendar of Pope Pius XII — In 1955 Pope Pius XII made several changes to the General Roman Calendar as in 1954, changes that remained in force only until 1960, when Pope John XXIII, on the basis of further recommendations of the commission that Pius XII had set up, decreed …
93Pope Pius XII Liturgy Reforms — The Liturgical Reforms of Pope Pius XII continue a process initiated by Pope Saint Pius X, who began the process of encouraging the faithful to a meaningful participation in the liturgy. Pope Pius XII redefined liturgy in light of his previous… …
94Southeast Asian arts — Literary, performing, and visual arts of Myanmar (Burma), Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, and the Philippines. The classical literatures of Southeast Asia can be divided into three major regions: the Sanskrit region of… …
95Apostles — 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;… …
96Liturgical Colours — Liturgical Colours † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Liturgical Colours By a law of her liturgy the Church directs that the vestments worn by her sacred ministers, and the drapery used in the decoration of the altar should correspond in… …
97Plenary Councils of Baltimore — Plenary Councils of Baltimore † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Plenary Councils of Baltimore While the ecclesiastical province of Baltimore comprised the whole territory of the American Republic, the provincial councils held in that city… …
98Reform of the Roman Breviary — Reform of the Roman Breviary † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Reform of the Roman Breviary By the Apostolic Constitution Divino Afflatu of Pius X (1 November, 1911), a change was made in the psalter of the Roman Breviary. Instead of printing …
99Breviary — A breviary (from Latin brevis , short or concise ) is a liturgical book of the Latin liturgical rites of the Catholic Church containing the public or canonical prayers, hymns, the Psalms, readings, and notations for everyday use, especially for… …
100Moveable feast — This article is about Christian holy days. For the book by Ernest Hemingway, see A Moveable Feast. In Christianity, a moveable feast or movable feast is a holy day – a feast day or a fast day – whose date is not fixed to a particular day of the… …
