Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Days in each of the four seasons of the year set apart by the Roman Catholic and other western liturgical churches for prayer and fasting.
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Epiphany to Septuagesima, and from the octave of Pentecost to Advent, except on ember-days and vigils during that time, and on Sundays occurring within an octave.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 4: Clandestinity-Diocesan Chancery 1840-1916 1913
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Pentecost and the ember-days during the octave of Pentecost.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 4: Clandestinity-Diocesan Chancery 1840-1916 1913
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They are all days of a penitential nature, conspicuously the ember-days.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 9: Laprade-Mass Liturgy 1840-1916 1913
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Violet is used during Advent and from Septuagesima to Easter, on vigils that are fast days, and on ember-days, except the vigil of
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 4: Clandestinity-Diocesan Chancery 1840-1916 1913
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Sunday and other day (vigils, ember-days, feriæ in Lent) that has a proper Mass.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 9: Laprade-Mass Liturgy 1840-1916 1913
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Such are the days that were originally liturgical days -- week-days in Lent, ember-days, and vigils.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 9: Laprade-Mass Liturgy 1840-1916 1913
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Archbishop Egbert of York in his "Dialogus" speaks of the dispositions made by St. Gregory for the observance of the ember-days in "Antiphonaria cum missalibus suis" which he had consulted at Rome
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman 1840-1916 1913
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Advent, for the ember-days except those of the Pentecostal season, and for all vigils, except those of Christmas, Epiphany, the
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman 1840-1916 1913
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They have nothing to do with either St. Cyprian or St. Martin, whose days only serve as key-days to them (cf. Holy Cross and St. Lucy, as key-days to the September and December ember-days).
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman 1840-1916 1913
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Lent, on prescribed vigils, and the ember-days; to abstain from meat on Fridays and Saturdays; to go to confession once a year; to receive
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 4: Clandestinity-Diocesan Chancery 1840-1916 1913
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