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Rutherford2
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For example, the Feast of Christ. Does feast means like a party where there are lots of food to eat? I am still a newbie.
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PaulfromIowa
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It doesn’t refer to feasting on food. The term Feast day comes from the same Latin word as festival; and means commemoration, holiday, or holy day. Many holy days, such as Christmas and Easter, came to be associated with special foods.
Tis_Bearself
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As Paul said, “feast” doesn’t refer to food. A “feast” is one of the three types of Catholic liturgical celebrations.
The most important celebrations are called “solemnities”, the next most important are called “feasts”, and the group of third importance are called “memorials”, which can be obligatory memorials that the whole Church has to celebrate, or optional memorials that a priest can choose to celebrate or not.
There are some liturgical differences between these groups, such as whether a vigil Mass is held the evening before. Here is a page summarizing the types of celebrations, with more details.
The most important celebrations are called “solemnities”, the next most important are called “feasts”, and the group of third importance are called “memorials”, which can be obligatory memorials that the whole Church has to celebrate, or optional memorials that a priest can choose to celebrate or not.
There are some liturgical differences between these groups, such as whether a vigil Mass is held the evening before. Here is a page summarizing the types of celebrations, with more details.
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TheLittleLady
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You can choose to have a special meal with family and friends to celebrate a Feast day! Just don’t expect the parish to be serving up a buffet.
And there is no such thing as “Feast of Christ” insofar as it refers to a single celebration.
There is a category of Feasts calls “Feasts of the Lord”, and these are celebrations that commemorate a mystery associated with Christ but are not Solemnities. Examples of these are the Holy Family, Transfiguration, Exaltation of the Cross, and the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica. Such Feasts, if they fall on a Sunday in Ordinary Time, take precedence over the Sunday.
There is a category of Feasts calls “Feasts of the Lord”, and these are celebrations that commemorate a mystery associated with Christ but are not Solemnities. Examples of these are the Holy Family, Transfiguration, Exaltation of the Cross, and the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica. Such Feasts, if they fall on a Sunday in Ordinary Time, take precedence over the Sunday.
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TheLittleLady
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Perhaps the Feast in question is November’s Feast of Christ The King.
If you go to a Christ the King parish, they may have a big celebration!
If you go to a Christ the King parish, they may have a big celebration!
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Ah, in which case, “Feast” is used loosely because Christ the King is a Solemnity.Perhaps the Feast in question is November’s Feast of Christ The King.
If you go to a Christ the King parish, they may have a big celebration!
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