This is also called Annunciation Day. March 25th, the Feast of the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary. New Testament, the announcement of the Incarnation by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary (Luke 1:26 to 38).
June 24th, the Feast of St. John the Baptist. Relates to the Summer Solstice. New Testament, John the Baptist was the son of Zacharias and Elizabeth and the cousin and forerunner of Jesus, whom he baptised. He was beheaded by Herod (Mathew 14:1 to 2).
September 29th, the Feast of St. Michael the archangel.
December 25th, the Feast commemorating the birth of Jesus. From the Old English, Cristes maesse,
or Mass of Christ.
February 2nd, the Feast of the Purification of the Virgin Mary and the presentation of Christ in the Temple. The day on which the church candles are blessed.
The seventh Sunday after Easter Sunday. From Old English hwita sunnandaeg, white sunday, probably named after the ancient custom of wearing white robes at or after baptism. The Feast held in commemoration of the descent of the Holy Spirit (or Holy Ghost) on the apostles 50 days after Easter. This is also called the festival of Pentecost, another name for the Feast of Weeks. From Old English, from Church Latin pentecoste, from Greek pentekoste fiftieth (day after the Resurrection). In Judaism, the Jewish harvest festival of Weeks occuring on the fiftieth day after the second day of Passover, another name for Shabouth.
August 1st, the Roman Catholic Feast commemorating St. Peters' miraculous delivery from prison. This day was formally observed in England as a harvest festival, but is not a Quarter Day in England. From the Old English hlafmaesse, or loaf Mass. Simon Peter is believed by Roman Catholics to have been the first Pope. New Testament, a fisherman of Bethsaida who became leader of the apostles. May have been martyred in Rome at the current day location of the obelisk in St. Peters Square, which is not square, but elliptical. Simon Peter died circa 67AD.
November 11th, the Feast of St. Martin. Cellebrated during the period of unusually warm weather of the northern hemisphere's late autumn, in November. St. Martin of Tours, the archbishop of Tours, from 371AD to 397AD, the patron saint of France, he furthered monasticism in Gaul. He lived from 316AD to 397AD.
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