General Roman Calendar of 1969
1969 edition of the
Selection of saints included
While canonization involves the addition of the saint's name to the Roman Martyrology, it does not necessarily involve the insertion of the saint's name also into the General Roman Calendar, which mentions only a very limited selection of canonized saints.
Compared to the previous edition of the calendar, around 200 saints were removed in the 1969 calendar, including Valentine and Christopher.[1]
Christopher is recognized as a saint of the Catholic Church, being listed as a martyr in the Roman Martyrology under 25 July.[2] In 1969, Paul VI issued the motu proprio Mysterii Paschalis. In it, he recognized that, while the written Acts of Saint Christopher are merely legendary, attestations to the veneration of the martyr date from ancient times. His change in the calendar of saints included "leaving the memorial of Saint Christopher to local calendars" because of the relatively late date of its insertion into the Roman calendar.[3]
Liturgical year
In the
Transfer of celebrations
Some celebrations listed in the General Roman Calendar are transferred to another date:[11]
For the pastoral advantage of the people, it is permissible to observe on the Sundays in Ordinary Time those celebrations that fall during the week and have special appeal to the devotion of the faithful, provided the celebrations take precedence over these Sundays in the Table of Liturgical Days.
Updates
The General Calendar is printed, for instance, in the Roman Missal[12] and the Liturgy of the Hours.[13] These are up to date when printed, but additional feasts may be added later. For that reason, if those celebrating the liturgy have not inserted into the books a note about the changes, they must consult the current annual publication, known as the "Ordo", for their country or religious congregation. These annual publications, like those that, disregarding the feasts that are obligatory in the actual church where the liturgy is celebrated, list only celebrations included in the General Calendar,[14] are useful only for the current year, since they omit celebrations impeded because of falling on a Sunday or during periods such as Holy Week and the Octave of Easter.
Institutional and societal calendars
National calendars
Personal jurisdiction calendars
Diocesan and parish calendars
The calendar for a diocese is typically based on a national calendar, with a few additions. For instance, the anniversary of the dedication of the cathedral is celebrated as a solemnity in the cathedral church and as a feast in all the other churches of the diocese. The feast day of the principal patron saint of the diocese is celebrated as a feast throughout the diocese.[15]
Reception
References
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ISBN 88-209-7210-7)
- ^ "Memoria S. Christophori, anno circiter 1550 in Calendario romano ascripta, Calendariis particularibus relinquitur: quamvis Acta S. Christophori fabulosa sint, antiqua inveniuntur monumenta eius venerationis; attamen cultus huius Sancti non pertinet ad traditionem romanam" – Calendarium Romanum (Typis Polyglottis Vaticanis 1969), p. 131.
- ISBN 978-1-56854-991-0)
- ^ "Missale Romanum 2002". Scribd.
- ^ "Celebrating the Liturgy's Books". www.columbia.edu. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
- ^ "Proper of Saints | Christianity". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
- ^ "Definition of SANCTORALE". www.merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
- ^ "Dictionary : PROPER OF THE SAINTS". www.catholicculture.org. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
- ^ Cabrol, Fernand (1913). Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. . In Herbermann, Charles (ed.).
- ^ "Particular Churches and Patronal Feasts | EWTN". EWTN Global Catholic Television Network. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
- ^ Missale Romanum, editio typica tertia 2002, Libreria Editrice Vaticana
- ^ Liturgia Horarum iuxta ritum Romanum, editio typica altera 2000, Libreria Editrice Vaticana
- ^ An example is Ordo Missae Celebrandae et Divini Officii persolvendi secundum calendarium Romanum generale pro anno liturgico 2006 (Libreria Editrice Vaticana).
- ^ General Norms for the Liturgical Year and the Calendar, Table of Liturgical Days according to their order of precedence, 4 and 8.
- ISBN 978-1-62138-143-3.
External links
- "Calendarium Romanum generale ex decreto Sacrosancti oecumenici Concilii Vaticani II instauratum auctoritate Pauli pp. VI promulgatum Ioannis Pauli pp. II recognitum". Binetti.ru. 17 September 2015.
- Catholic Church (1969). Calendarium Romanum (1969).