THE FIRST COMMANDMENT OF THE CHURCH : THE OBSERVANCE OF SUNDAYS AND HOLYDAYS.

1. In the first commandment of the Church the solemn observance of the holydays is enjoined upon us. There are seven festivals of Our Lord, five of Our Lady, and three of the saints.
2. The holydays of obligation ought to be kept in the same manner as the Sundays; we must abstain from servile work and assist at holy Mass.

The Ecclesiastical Year.

1. The ecclesiastical year is an annual commemoration and representation of the life of Christ and of the time before and after His birth.
2.  The ecclesiastical year begins upon the first Sunday in Ad vent; its three principal feasts are: Christinas, when the birth of Christ is celebrated; Easter, the day of His resurrection; and Pentecost, when the coming of the Holy Spirit is commemorated.
3. The aspect of nature corresponds to the three principal festivals.

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