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The Spiritual Life of Painsley Catholic High School
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LITURGICAL CALENDAR NOTES 1996from the Bishops' Conference of England and Wales. (Yes, we know this is out of date. One day we will sort this out) Days of Special Prayer[From Advent 1996, the Days of Special Prayer will be incorporated into a Cycle of Prayer.] Jan 1 Monday # For World Peace Jan 18 Thursday # For Christian Unity Jan 21 SUNDAY # One Mass 'For Unity of Christians' permitted Feb 4 SUNDAY Education Sunday Feb 11 SUNDAY1 World Day for the Sick Mar 1 Friday # For the Needy and Hungry of the World (Family Fast Day, Friday of Lent Week 1) April 28 SUNDAY For Vocations (4th Sunday of Easter) May 1 Wednesday# For God's Blessing on Human Work (or May 13 # i.e. Monday before Ascension Day) May 19 SUNDAY World Communications Day (Sunday before Pentecost) Sep 15 SUNDAY Home Mission Sunday (3rd Sunday in September) Sep 27 Friday # Thanksgiving for the Harvest and/or the Fruits of Human Work (Friday between September 22 and 28) Also one Mass 'After the Harvest' may be celebrated on a Sunday to be arranged locally Oct 4 Friday # For the Needy and Hungry of the World (Family Fast Day) (1st Friday in Oct) Oct 20 SUNDAY# 2 Mission Sunday (Penultimate Sunday in October) Nov 10 SUNDAY# Remembrance Sunday (2nd Sunday in November) [One Mass for the dead may be celebrated] Nov 17 SUNDAY For Prisoners and their Dependants (3rd Sunday in November) Nov 22 Friday # For Vocations in this Country (Friday before Christ the King) Nov 24 SUNDAY Christ the King. Youth Sunday Dec 3 Tuesday Migrants' Day Dec 8 SUNDAY Bible Sunday (2nd Sunday of Advent) # Denotes days (including Sundays) when a special Mass may be celebrated [unless indicated otherwise, the special Masses are those specified in the Roman Missal, p.cix.] 1 Mass of the Sunday (6th Sunday in Ordinary Time) 2 One Mass 'For the Spread of the Gospel' authorised by universal Ordo and in Roman Missal (p.815) Calendar Notes 1996 Epiphany Sunday 7 January (transferred from Saturday 6 January in accordance with ruling of Bishops' Conference 1985) Baptism of the Lord Monday 8 January (when the Epiphany is transferred to a Sunday, and this Sunday is 7 or 8 January, the feast of the Baptism of the Lord is celebrated on the following Monday: Decree 7 Oct 1977; Prot. CD 1400/77; cited in Missale Romanum: Variationes et Textus Inserendi 1991, p.5) Ash Wednesday 21 February St Joseph Tuesday 19 March Annunciation Monday 25 March (does not fall in Holy Week) Easter Sunday 7 April St George Tuesday 23 April Pentecost Sunday 26 May SS Peter and Paul Sunday 30 June (transferred from Saturday 29 June, B Conf.1985) Assumption Thursday 15 August All Saints Friday 1 November 1st Sunday in Advent 1 December Immaculate Conception Monday 9 December (transferred from Sunday 8 Dec., which is the second Sunday in Advent)
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