By: Sil

Sil — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:25:22 +0000

April 21st, 2011 marks the 800th anniversary of the consecration of the Cathedral. So, if you can’t make it to Santiago this year, next year April will be pretty special too!

By: Aliza

Aliza — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 01:15:47 +0000

Wow, that’s wonderful info! Thanks, Sil!

By: Sil

Sil — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 11:26:14 +0000

The feast day of St James is celebrated on 25 July on the liturgical calendars of the Roman Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran and certain Protestant churches. He is commemorated on 29 April in the Orthodox Christian liturgical calendar (for those churches which follow the traditional Julian Calendar, 30 April currently falls on 13 May of the modern Gregorian Calendar).
In the early middle ages the 30 December was St James’ Feast day, based on the old Hispanic (Mozarabic) rite. In the 11th century King Alfonso VI abolished the Hispanic rite in favour of the Roman rite and July 25 became the principal feast day to commemorate the martyrdom of St. James. December 30 was incorporated into the present liturgical calendar as the Feast of the Translation of his relics.
And, just to confuse matters more, although we celebrate his Feast Day on 25th July using the Roman Rite calendar, it was formerly on the 5th August on the Tridentine Rite calendar.
Confused? Never mind – 25th of July is just fine!
The plenary indulgence is given, not only in Holy Years, but also in ordinary years on Easter Sunday; 21st April (the anniversary of the consecration of the cathedral); and on St James’s three feast days. (25th July, 30 December and 23 May).

By: Catherine

Catherine — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 05:57:39 +0000

25th of July is a very important date for me. St James is my patron saint. Thanks.

By: Aliza

Aliza — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:50:53 +0000

Thanks for posting! Happy Feast of St James!

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