In Israel, the portal by which a male child joins the covenanted people of God is through the rite of circumcision, done on the eighth day after birth. When it is done on the “first day” of the week, ...

Bishop Joseph Shen Bin led the faithful in celebrating the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord and the start of the Jubilee Year ...

That’s why Norman Hubbard, a campus minister and author, thinks it’s worth Christians’ time to re-examine the words with ...

and Saturday after Pentecost The Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday after the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross (Sept. 14) The Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday after the feast of St. Lucy ...

The feast of the Holy Trinity, which is celebrated on the Sunday after Pentecost, was established for the whole Western Church in 1134 by pope John XII. The Angelic Trisagion is said for the three ...

Known for its over 43,000 square feet of glittering mosaics (mostly 12th and 13th century) spread across walls, floors, and the interior of five massive domes, St. Mark’s is truly a feast for ...

1 Feast of St. Basil Commemorates St. Basil ... One of two major festivals; the other being id al-Fitr. Muslim 8 Pentecost Held on the seventh Sunday after Easter, Christians commemorate the descent ...

Jane Harris is a Canadian poet, essayist and author. She was awarded an Alberta Literary Award for short non-fiction and placed third in the Susan Crean Surrey Muse non-fiction competition.

Pentecost, the Immaculate Conception, the Assumption, the eight feasts of the apostles, St. John the Baptist, St. Laurence, and All Saints. In the United States, only four of these vigils are feast ...

It was Christ who by the gift of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost made the Church a living ... The traditional thanksgiving (Eucharist) feast of the Church, through the common symbols of bread and ...

As I turned the calendar from December to January, I had a familiar, sinking feeling. Compared to December, January looks ...

the Friday before Pentecost, as well as August 28 (Thursday), the Ascension of Our Lady Saint Mary (the Great Lady). For citizens of the Catholic faith, non-working days are November 1 (Friday), the ...