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Religious feasts celebrate or even even commemorate certain conception or cases in the history of their various religion with particular traditions and rituals. The Lesser feast refers to the birth; the Greater feast, to the event of dying. For other data in Christian feasts, look at liturgical year. Understand too moveable feast.
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Candlemas Feast of the Presentation of the Lord does double duty as the Feast of the Purification of Mary. From James Kiefer's Christian Biographies. Includes prayer in traditional (Anglican) and contemporary language. Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Article on the event and the feast, from the Catholic Encyclopedia. The Assumption of Mary: A Belief Since Apostolic Times Father Clifford Stevens' article on the origins of the Feast of the Assumption. Birth of Mary Article by A. Valentini. The Feast of the Assumption A scholarly article from the Catholic Encyclopedia. The Annunciation of Our Lord Jesus Christ to the Blessed Virgin Mary Background information on the feast, meditation on the event, and prayers in traditional (Anglican) and contemporary language. The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Short meditation on the meeting of Elizabeth and Mary, citations and summaries of appointed readings, prayer in traditional (Anglican) and contemporary language. The Assumption of Our Lady Commentary by Fr. Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange. Dormition of Our Most Lady Holy Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary Story of the event commemorated 15 August. From the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. Entry of Our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos into the Temple The story behind the feast of the Presentation of Mary. |
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