The Announcement of Easter and the Moveable Feasts
On the Epiphany of the Lord, after the singing of the Gospel, a Deacon or cantor, in keeping with an ancient practice of Holy Church, announces from the ambo the moveable feasts of the current year according to this formula:
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Know, dear brethren, broth-­‐‑
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that, as we have re-­‐‑
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-­‐‑joiced at the Nativity of our Lord Je-­‐‑sus Christ,
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God'ʹs mer-­‐‑cy
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fall Ash Wednes-­‐‑day,
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On the . . . day of February will
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Lord Je -­‐‑ sus Christ.
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of the most
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On the . . . day of March
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you will celebrate with joy East-­‐‑er Day,
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and the beginning of the fast
sacred Lent-­‐‑en sea -­‐‑ son.
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-­‐‑rection, who is our Sav -­‐‑ ior.
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the joy of his Resur-­‐‑
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the Paschal feast of our
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On the . . . day of A -­‐‑ pril
May June & œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ œœœœ œ
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As-­‐‑cen-­‐‑sion of our Lord Je -­‐‑ sus Christ.
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will be the
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On the . . . day of May, June,
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the feast of Pen -­‐‑ te-­‐‑cost. & á
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On the . . . day of June, the feast of the
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Most Holy Bod-­‐‑y and Blood of Christ. & á
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November,
December,
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On the . . . day of
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the First Sunday of the Ad-­‐‑vent
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of our Lord Je-­‐‑sus
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to whom is honor and glory for ev-­‐‑er and ev -­‐‑ er. A-­‐‑men.
The English translation and chants of The Roman Missal © 2010, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.