Category Archives: Comparative Liturgy

Publication of the Date of Easter on the Day of the Epiphany

Epiphany is the last principal feast before the beginning of the Easter cycle. In this day, the Roman Pontifical (Pars III. De Publicatione festorum Mobilium in Epiphania Domini) gives the how to publish the date of Easter and of the … Continue reading

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Sub tuum praesidium: the oldest Christian prayer dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary

The Sub tuum praesidium is probably the oldest Christian prayer dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary. This prayer was long used in both Eastern and Western rites, even if numerous variants existed at the time. In 1917, the John Rylands … Continue reading

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A Greek troparion in the Latin liturgy of February 2

On February 2nd, the Churches of East and West celebrated the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple of Jerusalem, 40 days after his birth. In the East, this feast also receives the … Continue reading

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