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MAJOR  CHRISTIAN  HOLY  DAYS AND  RELIGIOUS  OBSERVANCES-Cont. - 14229_60

Religious Program Specialist 3 & 2, Module 01-Personnel Support
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Twenty-four  Sundays  after  Pentecost,  of  which  the  first  is  Trinity Sunday  followed  by  Corpus  Christi  on  the  next  Thursday NOTE:  If  Easter  is  early  there  are  fewer  Sundays  after  Epiphany.  If Easter is late there are fewer Sundays after Pentecost. CHRISTIAN  HOLY  DAYS  AND  RELIGIOUS  OBSERVANCES The  RP  will  be  directly  involved  in  the  planning  and  preparation  for services connected with holy days, religious observances, and other religious occasions.  The  chaplain  will  give  specific  guidance  regarding  specific preparation  for  these  observances.  These  preparations  should  be  planned with the chaplain on a quarterly basis to allow time for procurement of any special items that are to be used in the various religious services. The  Sabbath  is  observed  on  Sunday  for  most  Christian  faith  groups. There  are  some  exceptions,  however.  The  Seventh-Day  Adventists  celebrate the  Sabbath  from  sundown  Friday  to  sundown  Saturday. Any  conflict  regarding  the  scheduling  or  use  of  facilities  by  the  chapel staff  should  be  immediately  addressed  to  the  senior  chaplain  and/or  the petty  officer  in  charge. The  major  Christian  holy  days  and  religious  observances  among  most Christian  bodies  are  described  in  the  following  paragraphs.  The  dates  of these holy days and observances may be either fixed or movable. Fixed dates are determined by the solar calendar. Movable dates or feasts are determined by  a  lunar  calendar  and  may  vary  from  year  to  year.  Movable  feasts  are indicated by an asterisk. MAJOR  CHRISTIAN  HOLY  DAYS AND  RELIGIOUS  OBSERVANCES New   Year’s   Day,   January   1 —A   Roman   Catholic   Holy   Day. Ecclesiastically  the  New  Year  celebrates  the  Feast  of  Circumcision. Eastern Orthodox churches celebrate New Year’s Day on January 14 because  they  retain  the  Julian  calendar,  instead  of  the  newer  Gregorian calendar  used  by  the  Western  churches.  (The  Gregorian  calendar  has  been adopted   by   some   of   the   Eastern   churches,   including   the   Ecumenical Patriarchate, the Church of Greece, and the Church in the Americas, which is  under  the  Ecumenical  Patriarchate.)  The  holidays  of  the  Julian  calendar occur 13 days later than those of the Gregorian calendar: thus, Christmas is celebrated on January 7 and New Year on January 14. Feast of Epiphany, January 6—Falls the 12th day after Christmas and commemorates the manifestation of Jesus as the Son of God, as represented by  the  adoration  of  the  Magi,  the  baptism  of  Jesus,  and  the  miracle  of  the wine  at  the  marriage  feast  at  Cana.  Epiphany  originally  marked  the beginning of the carnival season preceding Lent, and the evening (sometimes the eve) is known as Twelfth Night. *  Shrove  Tuesday—Falls  the  day  before  Ash  Wednesday  and  marks  the end of the carnival season, which once began on Epiphany but is now usually 2-31







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