Friday prayers (salat al-jum’a)
In Islam, the word ’id (or Eid) means an Assembly Day that is repeated. That weekly Assembly Day is Friday, […]
Hanukkah – Festival of Lights or Feast of Dedication (25th day of Kislev)
Hanukkah is a rabbinical holiday. The events marked at Hanukkah began unfolding in the year 175 bce [before the Common […]
Shabbat – the Sabbath (weekly day of rest)
Of all the Jewish holidays the Sabbath, or weekly day of rest, is the most important. It is the only […]
Day of divine service, day of rest
Christians mark Sunday as their holy day of the week in honour of the Resurrection of Jesus. According to the […]
St Nicholas (Cath., Orth.)
Nikolaos of Myra, Lycia (now Turkey), was a fourth-century Holy Bishop and a Wonder-worker. Among other things, he took part […]
Bodhi day (Japan)
Commemoration of the Buddha’s Enlightenment. In Japan celebrated every year on December 12 according to the solar calendar. People read […]
Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Cath.), December 8, St Anna (Orth.)
One of the 24 most important liturgical feasts in the Catholic Church is the Feast of the Assumption of the […]
Friday prayers (salat al-jum’a)
In Islam, the word ’id (or Eid) means an Assembly Day that is repeated. That weekly Assembly Day is Friday, […]
Shabbat – the Sabbath (weekly day of rest)
Of all the Jewish holidays the Sabbath, or weekly day of rest, is the most important. It is the only […]
Day of divine service, day of rest
Christians mark Sunday as their holy day of the week in honour of the Resurrection of Jesus. According to the […]