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FEASTS
OF OUR LORD JESUS
CHRIST
ACCORDING TO THE WESTERN RITE VICARIATE
Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America
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January 1st
THE CIRCUMCISION OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST January 2nd The Most Holy Name of Jesus * January 6th THE EPIPHANY OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST January 9th The Holy Family, Jesus, Mary & Joseph * January 13th Octave of the Epiphany, the Baptism of our Lord Jesus Christ February 2nd
THE PRESENTATION OF CHRIST IN THE TEMPLE (or, the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary, or Candlemas) March 23rd
THE ANNUNCIATION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY (the Feast of the Incarnation)* April 23rd PALM SUNDAY * April 27th MAUNDY THURSDAY * April 28th GOOD FRIDAY * April 29th HOLY SATURDAY * April 30th THE RESURRECTION OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST (Easter) * May 3rd Invention (Finding) of the Holy Cross June 8th THE ASCENSION OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST * June 18th THE FEAST OF PENTECOST (Whitsunday) * June 25th THE FEAST OF THE MOST HOLY TRINITY * June 29th Corpus Christi * August 6th THE TRANSFIGURATION OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST September 14th THE EXALTATION OF THE HOLY CROSS October 29th The Feast of Christ the King December 25th THE NATIVITY OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST (Christmas)
* Moveable feast - date for 2000