In the country of Italy, the meal is most commonly known as Cena Della Vigil, or dinner of the Vigil, because of Christmas Eve’s name as The Vigil of the Nativity. The Feast of the Seven Fishes ...

We solemnly celebrate, dear brothers and sisters, the Nativity of the Most Holy Virgin Mary from her barren parents, pious Joachim and Anna. The Holy Church established this feast during the first ...

Early Christians celebrated the single feast of Epiphany on January 6. On this day, believers celebrated three events at once — the Nativity of Christ, the coming of the Magi and the Baptism of ...

"Also to be observed are the day of the Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Epiphany, the Ascension of Christ, the feast of the Body and Blood of Christi, the feast of Mary the Mother of God ...

Nativity Fast, Apostles' Fast, and Dormition Fast, and a few special days: the Exaltation of the Cross (September 14th) and the Beheading of the Forerunner (August 29th)—which, even though they are ...