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Gentlemen, what about St. Patrick and the dedication of his cathedral? In addition, according to the saints' calendar upon Wikipedia, the Accession is a memorial instead of a solemnity.

The solemnities of St. Patrick and his cathedral's dedication were apparently only regional. It would benefical to this article if dates of when the feast-days became solemnities for entire Church were mentioned. The Feast of Immaculate Conception was evelated to that status in 1708.--Anglius 20:07, 8 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Why is Corpus Christi dated on "Sunday after Holy Trinity"? Its article states "It occurs on the first Thursday following Trinity Sunday", which is the date I know as the official date. Some countries observe it on the next sunday. 83.236.10.146 19:48, 19 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I was told by an Eastern Catholic archpriest that only the Roman Church moves solomnities. Can anyone provide more detail about the rule concerning the moving of solmnities during Holy Week? FlyingOtter (talk) 06:58, 14 March 2008 (UTC) 06:58, 14 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Etymology

All reputable sources I have checked (Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology and Oxford Latin Dictionary, inter alia) give the "sol-" element as deriving from a (probably Oscan) word "sollus" (whole, entire), not the unrelated "solet" as currently shown; and the derivation of the "-emn-" element from annus is also widely regarded as speculative. Vilĉjo 17:43, 11 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Precedence/Impedance

The dates for the Solemnities of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi) (a Thursday, transferred to a Sunday in some areas) and of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus (always a Friday) depend on the date for the Solemnity of the Resurrection of the Lord (Easter Sunday), a "movable feast." Unfortunately, they can occur as late (or later) than the Solemnities of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist (ordinarily 24 June) and of Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles (ordinarily 29 June). So if two solemnities occur on one day, which is celebrated on that day, and which is transferred?

As best I can tell, this situation (with Corpus Christi in the United States and Saint John the Baptist on Sunday 24 June) last occurred in 1984 and will recur in 2057, both following Eastern on 22 April; this setup also leads to both the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus and Saints Peter and Paul on Friday 29 June.

Another scenario (next to occur in 2022) places both John the Baptist and Sacred Heart both on Friday 24 June.

The Church cannot celebrate both solemnities on one day, so how has the Church handled these possibilities in the past, and what rules govern them in the future? The Church presumably transfers one solemnity to an adjacent (most likely succeeding) day, but which is it?

-72.198.24.151 (talk) 02:21, 13 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Saint Patrick as a solemnity

Saint Patrick's Day (17 March) is celebrated as a solemnity in Australia too. 61.14.99.142 (talk) 07:26, 22 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]