I can tell you that the feast of the dedication of the Saint Joseph
Abbey church is celebrated every year on the anniversary of the
dedication.
KW
Abigail Ann Young wrote:
>
> I thought that we had had a discussion some time last year about the
> annual celebrations by parish churches of their dedication or
> consecration -- in England in the LMA this was sometimes called the
> church massday or church holiday. But I have tried to find it in vein
> in our list archives. So, I beg everyone's indulgence to ask about
> this topic again. My sense is that these annual celebrations were not
> necessarily held on a set day which was the same from year to year, so
> that a parish didn't celebrate its dedication day on the actual
> anniversary of its consecration or on the feast day of their patron
> saint. The only contemporary discussion I know about dedication days
> is a sermon in John Mirk's Festiall. Can anyone point me to other
> discussions, modern or contemporary?
>
> Thanks!
> Abigail
>
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