The Christmas Season concludes with the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. Surprisingly or not, there are people who may not know this.
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January 1st in the 17th century Chinese Liturgy
In 1670, following approval received in 1615 from Pope Paul V, a translation of the Roman Missal was published in classical Chinese. In the Missal, the feast on January 1st contains all the same readings as the Latin Roman Missal but bears a different title. Instead of the feast of the “Circumcision of the Lord,” the liturgical calendar names the day the “Establishment of the Holy Name of Jesus” (立耶穌聖名).
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