Octave of Easter in the Roman Catholic Church, Easter is one of only two solemnities that carries an octave, the second being Christmas Day, although until recently many feasts had octaves. The name "Quasimodo" came from the Latin text of the traditional Introit for this day, which begins ""Quasi modo geniti infantes..."" from 1 Peter , roughly translated as "As newborn babes desire the rational milk without guile...". Literally, "quasi modo" means "as if in [this] manner". On the Octave Day of Easter, called Saint Thomas Sunday in the East, the Gospel reading is always , relating the appearance of Christ to his
Reform of the date of Easter common years starting on Monday (G), where 8 April, i.e. the second Sunday in April, is the 14th Sunday of the year, or in leap years starting on Sunday (AG), where 15 April, i.e. the Sunday after the second Saturday in April, is the 16th Sunday of the year. In 1977, some Eastern Orthodox representatives objected to separating the date of Easter from lunar phases. Proposals to resolve the second problem have made greater progress, but they are yet to be adopted. An astronomical rule for Easter was proposed by the 1923 that also proposed the Revised Julian calendar: Easter