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Christmas Season
The Christmas Octave and Season, from Christmas Eve through the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord.
Liturgy
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Liturgy
Formation through the structure, symbolism, and historical continuity of the Church.
liturgical_season
The Christmas Octave and Season, from Christmas Eve through the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord.
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The fifty-day Easter Season culminating in Pentecost — celebrated as 'one great Sunday.'
feast
The feast that closes the Christmas Season, commemorating the baptism of Jesus by John in the Jordan.
feast
A feast glorying in the Cross of Christ as the instrument of salvation.
feast
A feast honoring the Holy Family of Nazareth as the model of Christian family life.
feast
The presentation of the infant Jesus in the Temple forty days after his birth, when Simeon and Anna recognized him.
feast
The revelation of Christ's divine glory on the mountain before Peter, James, and John.
memorial
A memorial of the sufferings of the Blessed Virgin Mary in union with the Passion of her Son.
liturgical_season
The two periods of the liturgical year not specifically devoted to a season of celebration or preparation. Far from being 'ordinary,' it is the time in which the mystery of Christ in all its aspects is celebrated.
liturgical_season
The four-week season of preparation for the celebration of Christmas, marked by joyful expectation of the Lord's coming.