The Flight into Egypt: Jesus, the Virgin Mary and St. Joseph.

The Holy Family consists of Jesus, the Virgin Mary and St. Joseph. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1256x1893, 387 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Holy Family ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1256x1893, 387 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Holy Family ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... Jesus (8–2 BC/BCE to 29–36 AD/CE),[1] also known as Jesus of Nazareth, is the central figure of Christianity. ... Saint Mary and Saint Mary the Virgin both redirect here. ... Saint Joseph, also referred to as Joseph the Betrothed and as Joseph of Nazareth, was the foster-father of Jesus, according to the New Testament (Matthew 1:16; Luke 3:23). ...

Feast of the Holy Family

Depiction of the Holy Family

The Feast of the Holy Family is a liturgical celebration in the Catholic Church in honor of Jesus of Nazareth, his mother, the Blessed Virgin Mary, and his foster father, Saint Joseph. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2272x1704, 944 KB) Cudowny obraz w sanktuarium św. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2272x1704, 944 KB) Cudowny obraz w sanktuarium św. ... The word leitourgia is derived from the two Greek words, leos and ergon. Leos, meaning the people of God and Ergon meaning the work. ... The Roman Catholic Church or Catholic Church (see terminology below) is the Christian Church in full communion with the Bishop of Rome, currently Pope Benedict XVI. It traces its origins and sees itself as the same Church founded by Jesus and maintained through Apostolic Succession from the Twelve Apostles. ...

Prior to the calendar reform undertaken by the Second Vatican Council, the Feast of the Holy Family was celebrated on the Sunday within the Octave of the Epiphany; that is to say, on whichever day from January 7 through January 13, all inclusive, fell on a Sunday. It is now observed on the Sunday between Christmas and New Year's Day, the Octave of Christmas; in years where no such Sunday exists because both December 25 and the ensuing January 1 are Sundays, it is held on December 30, but this day, which would be a Friday, does not become a holy day of obligation. The Second Ecumenical Council of the Vatican, or Vatican II, was an Ecumenical Council of the Roman Catholic Church opened under Pope John XXIII in 1962 and closed under Pope Paul VI in 1965. ... Eastern Orthodox icon depicting the Epiphany Epiphany (Greek: επιφάνεια, the appearance; miraculous phenomenon) is a Christian feast intended to celebrate the shining forth or revelation of God to mankind in human form, in the person of Jesus. ... January 7 is the seventh day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... January 13 is the 13th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday that marks the traditional birthdate of Jesus of Nazareth. ... For the movie, see New Years Day (film). ... December 25 is the 359th day of the year (360th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 6 days remaining for the year. ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... December 30 is the 364th day of the year (365th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 1 day remaining. ... In the Roman Catholic Church, the Holy Days of Obligation are the days, other than Sundays, on which the faithful are required to attend Mass. ...

At the same time the Feast of the Holy Family was moved to its present date, its original place in the calendar was taken by the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. The new calendar officially took effect on the first Sunday of Advent in 1969. Advent (from the Latin Adventus, implicitly coupled with Redemptoris, the coming of the Saviour) is a holy season of the Christian church, the period of expectant waiting and preparation for the celebration of the Nativity of Christ, also known as the season of Christmas. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ...

Most Protestant denominations refer to the Sunday presently called the Feast of the Holy Family by Catholics as simply the "First Sunday After Christmas."

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