Feast of the Circumcision of Christ Feast of the Circumcision of Christ The Feast of the Circumcision of Christ is a Christian celebration of the circumcision of Jesus in accordance with Jewish tradition, eight days (according to the Semitic and southern European calculation of intervals of days) after his birth, the occasion on which the child was formally given his name. The circumcision took place not in the Temple, though painters sometimes so represent it, but in the home. The circumcision of Jesus has traditionally been seen, as explained in the popular 14th-century work the "Golden Legend", as the first time the blood of Christ was
Feast of Christ the Priest subsequent documents. One effective way to build upon this teaching is to establish the Feast of Christ the Priest more widely. What Pope Pius XI wrote about the feast in honor of Christ’s Kingly Office can be said just as truly about this feast in honor of Our Lord’s Priesthood: The feast has its own proper texts for the Mass, as for the Votive Mass of the Blessed Eucharist B. The feast also has approved Latin, Spanish and English texts for the Divine Office or the Liturgy of the Hours. Feast of Christ the Priest The Feast of Christ the