This Holy Day Feast, though not of Obligation, also commemorates St. Basil The Great, Doctor of The Church. I was born in Brooklyn, NY on Friday, January 14th, 1955. Later in that year, the Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the NY Yankees in a 7 Game World Series. Now realizing that January 14th is January 1st on […]
In the Roman/Latin Rite & in the Novus Ordo Rite, January 1st in the Octave of Christmas, it being the 8th Day of Christmas, is a Holy Day of Obligation in the United States, except on Saturdays & Mondays, due to being before & after Sunday. Unlike in the days of the Tridentine Latin Mass, […]
In the Roman Rite of One, Holy, Catholic & Apostolic Church, this Feast within the Octave occurs on December 28th on the Gregorian Calendar in the Roman Rite. This Feast occurs in the Byzantine Rite on December 29th(January 11th on the Julian Calendar). As is the Custom in the Byzantine Rite in both the One, […]
I will be heading to East 15th Street & 2nd Avenue for the Byzantine Rite Divine Liturgy, which will be offered by Fr Ed Cimbala. The Byzantine Rite Divine Liturgy of St. Basil The Great(Bishop, Confessor, Martyr For Battling The Arian Heresy & Doctor of The Church), will be offered from 8PM to 10PM. As […]
This is the one day, outside of Ash Wednesday in the Ritus Romanum(Roman Rite) where Churches are jammed as if it was Bat Day Sponsored by Citi Corp at Citi Field. In short, in the Roman Rite, it is where “A & P Catholics” fulfill their obligation to show at Mass. They receive Palm which […]
A Roaming Catholic NY 