Is the Feast of the Annunciation a feast of Our Lady, of Our Lord, or both? According to *Fasti Mariani* p. 45 , it's called variously the: - Conception of Christ - Annunciation of Christ - Incarnation of the Lord - Beginning of Redemption - Annunciation of the Angel [Gabriel] to Mary It's called the Conception of Our Lord, in the Byzantine Liturgy .

In the Catholic Church's liturgical calendar, there is a period known as *Ordinary Time*. What is it exactly and what differentiates this period from the others in the calendar. The answer should also include the origin of the name "Ordinary?" My understanding is that the period is not called Ordinary Time just because the period is "ordinary."

As we know, Good Friday falls on March 25 (2016) this year. In Catholic and Orthodox Churches, March 25 is also the Feast of the Annunciation . A priest friend of mine, told me there was once a popular belief in the Middle Ages that the Annunciation coincided with Passion of Our Lord. Can anyone point out to any other sources that support such a popular belief did in fact exist? I have found two sources that seem to support this idea. The 2nd-century writer Irenaeus of Lyon regarded the conception of Jesus as 25 March coinciding with the Passion . The second piece to support this idea comes from the Liturgical Calendar of the Sarum Rite .One can see on page 3 that Annunciation and Good Friday are on March 25th. The Sarum Rite is a variation of the Roman Liturgy in use in England, up to 1559. **Addendum:** The Roman Martyrology commemorates the Feast of St Dismas on the 25th of March! St Dismas is the traditional name given to the Good Thief, who died on the cross next to Jesus at Golgotha.

I've been a Catholic my whole life and this Lent is the first time I've ever heard the term Passiontide. I was just wondering though, because it doesn't seem to fit the same trend as the other mini-seasons, why does it start the last two weeks in Lent and isn't simply synonymous with Holy Week? And if Palm Sunday is Passion Sunday, why would Passiontide start before it?

When did the early Christians celebrate the second Easter? Did it fall on the same day as the Jewish Pasch (Sabbath day / Saturday) or on the next day (Sunday)?

For most of the Western world, Christmas is celebrated on December 25. However, Orthodox Christians usually celebrate Christmas on January 7 instead. How did this come to be? Is there a theological difference underlying this difference or is it simply a matter of the Gregorian calendar vs. the Julian calendar?

The Presentation of the Lord is celebrated exactly 40 days after Christmas, yet Christmas ends on the Baptism of the Lord, which is the beginning of Ordinary Time. Why is the Christmas season short when compared to the Easter season, which is celebrated for 50 days? How was it decided that the day celebrating the Lord's baptism marked the end of Christmas?

After the Baptism of the Lord, there’s the second Sunday of Ordinary Time. What happened to the first Sunday of Ordinary Time?

[Father Chris Alar](https://marian.org/marians/meet/chris-alar) a Marian father who does a great job of promoting Divine Mercy devotion mentioned on the [US Grace Force podcast](https://open.spotify.com/episode/5WwNwbQkmF3ozcBGO4EKMe?si=7e54346347fa4c19) that the Missals saying "2nd Sunday of Easter or Divine Mercy Sunday" was a mistranslation, that there's not an option and that everyone is supposed to celebrate Divine Mercy Sunday. That the "or" that we've seen in recent missals should be translated "namely". Are there any other instances of feast days (especially Feasts celebrating God) that are optional? Do they use the same wording, are there any other feasts that use the word "or" which are not optional?

As the Church of England website explains , in the season of **Lent**: > Liturgical dress is the simplest possible. Churches are kept bare of flowers and decoration. **Gloria in excelsis** is not used. The Fourth Sunday of Lent (Laetareor Refreshment Sunday) was allowed as a day of relief from the rigour of Lent, and the Feast of the Annunciation almost always falls in Lent; these breaks from austerity are the background to the modern observance of Mothering Sunday on the Fourth Sunday of Lent. **Advent** is a season the church calendar with a similar quality: > The characteristic note of **Advent** is therefore expectation, rather than penitence, although the character of the season is easily coloured by an analogy with **Lent**. [...] Church decorations are simple and spare, and purple is the traditional liturgical colour. [...] The Third Sunday of Advent was observed in medieval times as a splash of colour in the restrained atmosphere of Advent (Gaudete or ‘Rose Sunday’), and the last days of Advent were marked by the sequence of Great ‘O’ Antiphons, which continue to inspire modern Advent hymns and meditations. Is **Gloria in Excelsis** - according to official guidance - omitted by the Church of England in Advent? *I am looking for a specifically Church of England answer, rather than answers from worldwide Anglicanism or Roman Catholicism.*

Several years ago, I remember reading the statement of Cardinal Ratzinger in which the Cardinal stated (in essence) that he desired that those who use the Tridentine form of the Mass would use the Liturgical Calendar of 1969 as a sign of unity in the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church. Of course some special provisions would have to be set in place because of the differences between the two forms of the Mass. Does anyone know where I can find the source of this quote? I believe it was in a book(?) from the late 1990s or early 2000s and thus was prior to Cardinal Ratzinger becoming Pope Benedict XVI.

I am presently engaged in a writing project, a component of which pertains to Pauline Jaricot. She was recently declared Blessed in the Catholic Church (May, 2022). I am inclined to call January 9 her "Feast Day"; but, despite what Wikipedia indicates, I am wondering if "Feast Day" is the proper way to refer to the day of her death---thinking, perhaps, that only Saints have Feast Days. Of course, I could be wrong. (I recall having read somewhere that some "Feast Days" are actually, more properly speaking, "Memorials." QUESTION: Regarding Blessed Pauline Jaricot, how shall I refer to January 9---her `Feast Day'', her `Memorial'', or perhaps, the "day" which "Commemorates" her death? Also, if someone could shine some light on how to do the same for Venerables, such as Ven. Fulton J. Sheen, it would be much appreciated. Thank you.

Muslims across the world celebrated on 10th July, the Eid al-Adha to commemorate the obedience that Abraham showed to God's Will,by almost sacrificing his son. Abraham's obedience would later be perfected by Jesus who sacrificed himself on the Cross. So we have the Good Friday. On Maundy Thursday, we remember the Passover of the Israel by virtue of Jesus having celebrated it. Other than that, the Catholic Church is not known to have been commemorating OT events, say the Feast of the Commandments. My question therefore is: **Are there any denominations which commemorate as Feast, events of the Old Testament?**

I've done some digging and it seems that there may or may not be names for the individual names of the Sunday's in Eastertide. So the question is, are there names for each individual Sunday? Thank you!

The one I've been subscribing to for almost 2 years is this one > en-gb.christian#holiday@group.v.calendar.google.com This can be accessed here or here I guess (re region: I have not seen any differences between these 2 for Nov2020-Dec2021). I can no longer recall where I found this. When I look this up, I don't see, on the 1st page of my google search results, any official site. I notice it 1. is missing: 'Christ the King' (but it's always on Sunday, so ok fine) and 2. is missing: New year's, which I mistaken in thinking it wasn't a holy day of obligation in certain countries because apparently new year is precisely the day Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God is celebrated in Catholicism (and Eastern Orthodox Church, Anglican Communion and the Lutheran Church) 3. is missing: Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God on new year or any other day of the calendar 4. contains: Feast of the Immaculate Conception. --- **Questions**: - 1. Of what denomination/s and region/s is this above calendar? - I'm realising just now that the 'gb' is possibly (some subset of) the UK. - (According to Wiki : The UK doesn't have uniform holy days of obligation. See Scotland vs England and Wales . Also, each contains neither 'Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God' nor 'Feast of the Immaculate Conception'.) - Not sure it's (UK or whatever) Catholic. 2. Is there some kind of catholic google calendar that covers all regions? Or at least a list of google calendar links for each region (eg the philippines, hong kong, united states, argentina, etc) ? Hopefully, it includes all the holy days of obligation for all regions . - I'm talking about Roman Catholic, but if there's a calendar that contains both Roman and Eastern Catholic (This question extends to Eastern Catholicism and whatever is full communion with Roman Catholicism), then fine.

It is well known that on Easter we celebrate Jesus' resurrection, but every year it is held on a different date, whereas Jesus' birthday—Christmas—is celebrated on the same day every year. So why is the day we celebrate Jesus' resurrection different every year when Christmas is not?

If I'm Catholic Argentinian by birth and citizenship and reside in Argentina, then the only thing to check is if I'm Eastern Catholic or Roman Catholic. If I'm - Roman Catholic, - French in nationality and citizenship by birth, - but I recently renounced my French citizenship temporarily - to apply to some other citizenship say of Country X - and have yet to reapply for French citizenship because I don't yet have time - but I intend to reapply for French citizenship - and I reside in Germany, then 1. Which set of holy days of obligation will I follow? (France, Germany, Country X, a certain intersection, a certain union) 2. Which lent fasting rules will I follow? (France, Germany, Country X, a certain intersection, a certain union) 3. How do the answers above change if I reacquire my French citizenship? Of course **I'm not asking specifically** about France, Germany and Roman Catholicism (This question extends to Eastern Catholicism and whatever is full communion with Roman Catholicism). **I'm asking in general**: - Which diocese/region/country/whatever do Catholics (I'm asking for roman catholicism, but you can answer eastern or other full communion's if you want) fall under for purposes of holy days of obligation or lent, do when they have dual or renounced citizenships or when they reside in a country that is not of their citizenship? --- Related: https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/75713/are-filipino-roman-catholics-required-to-not-have-meat-on-all-fridays-of-lent https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/79822/google-calendar-for-catholic-holdiays-holy-days-of-obligation

I know that the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception is a seemingly immoveable feast. Unlike the other holy days [the obligation is not transferred](http://catholicism.about.com/od/2013calendar/f/2013_Immaculate.htm) when it falls on a Saturday or a Monday (so you have to go to Mass two days in a row, and daily communicants whip out their tiny violins to play a festive round of Stabat Mater). But this year, the Immaculate Conception is on a Sunday, and the readings and everything are transferred to Monday but there is no addition obligation to attend Mass. So, my question is, what is so much more superlative about having the requirement to attend Mass abrogated every few years on one day for one feast and why is the Immaculate Conception more important than other Marian Feasts or All Saints Day (or Corpus Christi or Ascension Thursday, which are always transferred to Sundays in my diocese)? Is it only acceptable to celebrate a Christ/Trinity oriented feast day on a Sunday (Like Divine Mercy Sunday, Trinity Sunday or Christ the King of the Universe)?

One of the precepts of the Catholic Church says :"You shall humbly receive your Creator in Holy Communion at least during the Easter season." At some places, the words **Paschal Season** replace the phrase for the **Easter Season**. There appears to be an absence of uniformity in the definition of the said Season. I wish to know if the Catholic Church has an official definition of Easter/Paschal Season. Does it cover the Feast of Corpus Christi, which is most closely associated with the Holy Communion, and which falls on the Sunday immediately following the Feast of the Holy Trinity?

So I just asked the question why Pentecost is called Pentecost before Pentecost in the Eastern Church. And it got me thinking, what are alternative names for Eastertide? I am aware of Eastertide, Easter Time and Season, Paschaltide, Paschal Time and Season