Solemnity

A solemnity is a feast day of the highest rank in the liturgical calendar of the Roman Rite, celebrating a mystery of faith such as the Trinity, an event in the life of Jesus, his mother Mary, or another important saint. The observance begins with the vigil on the evening before the actual date of the feast. Unlike feast days of the rank of feast (other than feasts of the Lord) or those of the rank of memorial, solemnities replace the celebration of Sundays outside of Advent, Lent and Easter (those in Ordinary Time).

The word comes from Latin sollemnitas, derived from sollus (whole) and annus (year), indicating an annual celebration.

Ranking

The solemnities of Nativity of the Lord, the Epiphany, the Ascension, and Pentecost are outranked only by the Paschal Triduum.

Other solemnities inscribed in the General Roman Calendar give way also to the following celebrations:

Solemnities inscribed in particular calendars yield not only to these, but also to the Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed.

U.S. Warship Fires 3 Warning Shots At Iranian Boats In North Arabian Gulf

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U.S. officials said three minor confrontations took place Wednesday between U.S. Navy ships and Iranian Revolutionary Guard boats in the Northern Arabian Gulf and resulted in U.S. forces firing three warning shots in the direction of an Iranian boat that was approaching another American ship head-on, The Associated Press reported Thursday. According to a U.S ... The boats veered off after the U.S ... The U.S ... He said the U.S....

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Palestinians children look at ancient artifacts recently discovered near the Egyptian border town of Rafah as representatives of the Hamas-run ministry of tourism and antiquities presented the find in the southern Gaza Strip town on January 13, 2010. Mohammed al-Agha, tourism and antiquities minister in the Islamist-run government said the most important of the findings. The Palestinian Authority has been carrying out archaeological excavations since the 1990s, but this was the first major find to be announced. (Photo by Ahmed Deeb/ WN)

Archaeologists Have Discovered A Brand New Ancient God

Edit IFL Science 25 Aug 2016

Researchers in Italy have spent the last several months translating an ancient text recovered from a 2,500-year-old Etruscan temple, and believe they may have stumbled upon the name of a previously unheard of goddess. The inscription makes reference to a character named Uni, who the archaeologists say could have been the patroness of a fertility cult ... The stele contains one of the largest Etruscan texts ever discovered....

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Single frame enhanced NavCam image taken on 17 June 2016, when Rosetta was about 30.8 km from the centre of the nucleus of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.

European Space Agency's Rosetta Probe Captures Burst Of Light, Landslide on Comet

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The Rosetta space probe, The European Space Agency’s unmanned satellite orbiting a comet, has captured images of a bright burst of light, The Associated Press reported Thursday.The light flashes, recorded Feb....

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Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, left, gestures towards Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., at the start of a break during the CNN Democratic Presidential Primary Debate at the Brooklyn Navy Yard on Thursday, April 14, 2016 in New York.

Sanders Supporters Feeling Spurned Instead Of The 'Bern'

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(n) spurn 1. scornful rejection. a contemptuous or scornful rejection. Encarta ® World English Dictionary © & (P) 1998-2005 Microsoft Corporation. Article by WN.com correspondent Dallas DarlingIf politics is too serious a matter to be left to politicians, as Charles de Gaulle believed, then according to some of Sen. Bernie Sanders’ supporters so too are revolutions ... Reflections on Faith, Politics, Spirituality, History, and Peace....

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Rescuers make their way through destroyed houses following an earthquake in Pescara Del Tronto, central Italy, Thursday, Aug. 25, 2016.

[VIDEO]: Rescue Workers in Pescara del Tronto Find 10-Year-Old Earthquake Survivor

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After more than 17 hours buried under the rubble of a massive earthquake in central Italy destroyed almost an entire town, firefighters rescued a 10-year-old girl from the crumbling building where she lived, Time magazine reported Thursday.Rescue workers in the town of Pescara del Tronto, about 100 miles northeast of Rome, saw the girl’s legs and removed pieces of rubble to pull her out.“You can hear something under here....

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25 August 2016 Situation in Kosovo more stable, but underlying tensions remain – UN envoy (United Nations Security Council)

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(Source. United Nations Security Council) ... 'From my recent talks with top leaders in Kosovo, I have the impression that [they] understand the need to place realism and practicality higher on their political agenda,' said Mr ... Importance of regional cooperation ... Mr ... 'These visits remind us also of the fact that all leaders share a solemn responsibility to do more to help resolve the cases of persons missing from the time of the conflict,'....

Stravinsky: Petrushka, Symphonies of Wind Instruments, Orpheus CD review – elegant and colourful

Edit The Guardian 25 Aug 2016

4 / 5 stars. LPO/Jurowski. (LPO) ... Stravinsky described the piece as “an austere ritual” but also dedicated it to Debussy, and this performance clinches that balance between solemn observance and splendid colours ... ....