The occasion officially opened in December 2018 and will close on November 24, 2019, the
feast of Christ the King.
!-- -- In our modern (some would say post-modern, or even post-post-modern) world, when monarchy is mainly for ceremony, does the
Feast of Christ the King still have meaning?
The last Sunday in our liturgical calendar is always the celebration of the
feast of Christ the King, the fitting finale to reflections on the fullness of time.
Some say that when Pope Pius XI established the
feast of Christ the King in 1925, he wanted to combat secularism and also, some say, to remind the nations of Europe that even after losing its secular power, the Catholic Church remained more important than political realms.
The
Feast of Christ the King closes the liturgical year of the Catholic Church.
India, March 6 -- Following the revolutionary teachings of the second Vatican council forty years ago the late Bishop Clemens of Sagar diocese had introduced celebration of the
feast of Christ the King on the day when the whole country celebrated Diwali festival.
That impression is confirmed by The Name of God is Mercy, a series of interviews with Italian journalist and vaticanista Andrea Torniellli reflecting on the "Year of Mercy" declared by Francis (from the highly Catholic dates of the feast of the Immaculate Conception [December 8, 2015] to the
feast of Christ the King [November 20, 2016]), symbolized by opening the "Door of Mercy," the northernmost entrance to St.
WILSHAW There was no service at St Mary's last |Sunday, as the congregation attended the United Communion service at Christ Church, Helme to celebrate the
feast of Christ the King.
The allegedly targeted events are: Cigales Electroniques with Vocodecks, RE-Play & Rawtor at Le Bizen (Paris), Concrete Invites Drumcode: Adam Beyer, Alan Fitzpatrick, Joel Mull at Concrete (Paris), Demonstration by Collectif du Droit des Femmes, group for women's rights, (Paris),
Feast of Christ the King celebrations (Rome/Worldwide), Al-Jihad, One Day One Juz (Indonesia), Five Finger Death Punch (Milan), University Pastoral Day (Holy Spirit University of Kaslik, Lebanon) and WWE Survival Series (US).
NNA - In his homily at Sunday Mass on the
Feast of Christ the King, Pope Francis emphasized Jesus' crucial place in creation, history, and the Church, CNA reported.
The visit is timed to coincide with the
Feast of Christ the King at the Metropolitan Cathedral on Sunday, November 20.