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
In the Name of Identity universal values of identity, which he dissects, describes the extremes, then applies them to the Levant. He tries to describe how the average modern Arab feels, along a wide spectrum of ideologies in practice throughout the Arab world...from religious beliefs and traditional practices to total secularism. The book also sheds light on recent events in the Arab world, from civil wars to relations with the west. In the Name of Identity In the Name of Identity: Violence and the Need to Belong is a 1998 book by Amin Maalouf. In this work, Maalouf discusses the identity crisis which Arabs have