Saint Adrian of Canterbury – Feast Day – January 9 Saint Adrian of Canterbury was born in North Africa between 630 and 637 AD. He lived as a scholar and as an Abbot of Saint Peter’s and Paul’s in Canterbury. He died in 709 AD and was buried in his monastery in Canterbury, England. His…
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Epiphany Season
Contents – wikipedia Many Christian churches observe the Epiphany season, also known as Epiphany tide or the time of Sundays After Epiphany, which comes right after the Christmas season. Epiphany Day marks the start of it, and it finishes at varied times determined by those denominations. White and green are the traditional liturgical colours for…
Week of the Solemnity of Mary Mother of God
Mother of God and the following week Sunday, January 1 to Saturday, January 7 This week as per the dates above those of us in the Roman Church are celebrating the week of Mary Mother of God. The week began on New Year’s Day and is now known as the Solemnity of Mary Solemnity of…
Epiphany 2023
It appears that the feast of the Epiphany, which was held in the East and in certain Western Churches before it was observed in Rome, was originally a celebration of the nativity. For those churches where it was observed, January 6 was the equivalent of Christmas (December 25) in the Roman Church. The feast was…
Magnificat II
Magnificat II Adapted from an Advent Study by Steve Barrington with extra material from Wikipedia and genius.com During the Christmas season, it is all too easy to become engrossed in the sanitized, domesticated, and safe Jesus. Christmas songs, manger scenes, farm animals, adorable infants, and the pressure to buy things and spend money are examples…