Need help understanding General Roman Calendar vs our Liturgical Calendar

[JamalChristophr]

I was wondering about this… St Theree of The Child Jesus, greatly loved by many had her feast day yesterday, October 1 But in the general Roman calendar, it is tomorrow, October 3. Can you explain in a nutshell what the reason is for different calendars existsing. I am happy to see that I can give her special attention tomorrow since I sort of forgot yesterday. How am I to understand the significance and current validity of the GRC and why we don’t use it today? Or do we?

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[pianistclare]

There is the General calendar, then there are the local calendars. Feast days differ in different countries.
For ex: St Patrick’s is a Feast day in Ireland, but not in the U.S. Some feasts are observed on slightly different days at times, and much of it has to do with when the date falls. Major feasts that fall on Sundays commonly are moved.
A couple of years ago, the Annunciation fell on Good Friday. It was moved to the second Monday after Easter so as to be observed, but Good Friday and the Octave of Easter took precedence.

 

[JamalChristophr]

Strange about St Patrick’s day that he doesn’t get an official feast day in the U. S.

How long has it been since the GRC was revised?

And how is the saints feast day chosen exactly?

 

[pianistclare]

No idea.

But Saints days are a local phenomenon in part.
In Italy, they have their cultural favorites that might not even have a regular day on our calendar. Similarly, Guadalupe. BIG deal in Mexico, observed here only because of the immigrant population who wouldn’t dream of missing it.
You forget that the Irish immigrants were not exactly welcome to the U.S. when they came.

 

[Mary_Ellen]

There is a hierarchy of celebrations in the General Roman Calendar. The celebration of an Ordinary Sunday takes precedence over a Saint’s Feast. Because St. Therese is a major Saint, her Feast Day is moved to be celebrated by the whole church on the 3rd.

As a Carmelite, I could have celebrated her day as a Solemnity (as is proper in my Order’s Calendar) and it should have taken place yesterday over Sunday in my celebration of the Liturgy of the Hours. However, I pray the Morning Hours with non-Carmelites and chose to move with the General Calendar and celebrate tomorrow.