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Jan 6	Epiphany	Always celebrated on January 6th

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Feb 2	The Presentation of Our Lord Jesus Christ	Always celebrated on February 2nd. The feast celebrates the Presentation of Christ in the temple at Jerusalem on the 40th day after His birth.
Feb 22	The Baptism of the Lord	It is to be observed the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday in conformance with Scriptures [Matt. 3:16-17 and 4:1]
Feb 23	Ash Wednesday	It is observed 46 days before Resurrection Sunday - a date which is established by the beginning of the Essene Year.

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Feb 23 to Sundown on Apr 9	Lent	Starts on Ash Wednesday and ends on Resurrection Sunday. The 40 days of fasting from meat are all of the days in this period except for Sundays.

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Mar 20 at 05:49 AM	Spring Equinox	Reference point - not a feast. The date and time are obtained from Astronomic observations. [05:49 AM Jerusalem Time; 03:49AM GMT]
Sundown [1] on Mar 22	The Beginning of the Essene Year	Reference point and a Feast Day. The Essene Year starts at sundown of the first Tuesday after the Spring Equinox. [If the Spring Equinox happens to fall after the sundown of a calendar Tuesday, the Essene Year will start after the sundown of the Tuesday of the following week.]
Sundown on Mar 22 to Sundown on Mar 23	First day of the Essene Year - Rosh Hashanah	Starts at sundown when the Essene Year starts (always on a Tuesday) until sundown of the following day (always Wednesday).
Mar 25	Annunciation	Always celebrated on March 25th because it is nine months before the celebration of the Nativity of Jesus Christ. It can, occasionally, coincide with the first day of the Essene year.

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Apr 1	Visitation of Mary to Elizabeth	The seventh day after the Annunciation
Apr 3	Palm Sunday	It is the Sunday before the Tuesday when Jesus observed Passover.
Sundown Apr 4 to Sundown Apr 5	The 14th day of the Essene year	Reference point - not a feast. It is determined by adding 13 days to the first day of the Essene year. Begins on a Monday sundown and ends at sundown of the following Tuesday.
Sundown Apr 5	Passover (Jesus' Last Passover)	It is observed at sundown of the day when the 14th day of the Essene year ends.
Apr 7	Holy Thursday	Memorial of the Crucifixion. It is the Thursday of the week when the Passover is observed.
Apr 8 (Special Time at 3PM)	Holy Friday	Solemnity of the time when Jesus released His Spirit to the Father - 3 PM on the Friday of the week when the Passover is observed.
Apr 9	Holy Saturday	It is the Saturday of the week when the Passover is observed. After the sundown on Holy Saturday the celebration of the Resurrection commences.
Apr 10	Easter Sunday	The Sunday immediately following the celebration of the Passover on the prior Tuesday.
Apr 17	(a) Divine Mercy Sunday; (b) 8th Day after Sukkot	The Sunday following Easter/Resurrection Sunday. Which also is the eighth day after Sukkot [Numbers 29:35]

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Sundown Apr 5 to Sundown Apr 9	Period of the Unleavened Bread	Period from the sundown on the Tuesday of the Passover until sundown of Holy Saturday (Resurrection).
Sundown Apr 5 to Apr 8 at 3PM	Yom Kippur (atonement and repentance)	Period from sundown on the Tuesday of the Passover until 3 PM of Holy Friday.
Sundown Apr 9 to Sundown Apr 16	Sukkot (freedom from slavery)	These are seven days: From sundown of Holy Saturday (Resurrection) until the sundown of the following Saturday - the Saturday prior to Sunday of Divine Mercy. In this period the Exodus - the freedom from slavery - is memorialized.

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May 19	The Ascension of Our Lord Jesus Christ	It is celebrated 40 days after Holy Saturday. It always falls on a Thursday.
May 22	Christ the King	(New Convention) It is to be celebrated on the Sunday that follows Ascension Thursday and before Pentecost Sunday.
May 29	(a) Pentecost Sunday; (b) Shavuot	It is celebrated 50 days after Holy Saturday. Shavuot: Celebrates the delivery of the Ten Commandments by God to Moses.

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Jun 5	Holy Trinity Sunday	The Sunday following Pentecost Sunday.
Jun 12	Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ	The Sunday following Holy Trinity Sunday.
Jun 17	Sacred Heart of Jesus	It is celebrated on the second Friday after Holy Trinity Sunday.
Jun 18	Immaculate Heart of Mary	It is celebrated on the Saturday immediately following the celebration of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

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Jul 16	Our Lady of Mt. Carmel	Always celebrated on July 16th

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Aug 6	Transfiguration of Our Lord Jesus Christ	Always celebrated on August 6th
Aug 15	Assumption of Mary into Heaven	Always celebrated on August 15th

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Sep 14	Exaltation of the Cross	Always celebrated on September 14th

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Oct 13	Anniversary of the Miracle at Fatima	Always celebrated on October 13th

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Nov 27	First Sunday of Advent	Reference point - not a feast. It is the fourth Sunday before Christmas Day.

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Dec 8	Immaculate Conception of Mary	Always celebrated on December 8th
Dec 25	(a) Christmas Day (b) Chanukah	(a) Always celebrated on December 25th. (b) Chanukah: Celebrates the miraculously illuminated Menorah of the rededicated Jewish Temple for eight consecutive days

Published on February 4th, 2021