Great Feasts of the Liturgical Year

Fr. James Conlon returned to St. Francis to present the history, scriptural basis, and liturgical development of many of the great feasts we celebrate in the Catholic Church.

Participants learned the difference between a Solemnity, Memorial, and Feast, plus the order of precedence. We talked about liturgical seasons and looked at how vestment color helps to explain the type of celebration.

Fr. James discussed major feasts of the Lord, of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Feast of All Saints, and then looked at two Saints: Cecilia and Francis. He also talked about how some feast days can actually be connected to special churches or other places in the life of the Church, for example, the Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica

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