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In some cases, such as St Edward the Confessor, two days ago, the Liturgical Feast is kept on the day of the translation of a Saint's relics rather than on his heavenly birthday.
15 October 2018
Word of the Day: Translation
TRANSLATION. The solemn transporting of the relics of a saint from one shrine to another, where they have a final resting place. The former liturgical feast of the Holy House of Loreto was also called a translation. and the same term is applied to transferring a feast to another date, as when it falls on a Sunday, or a cleric is said to be transferred from one ecclesiastical office to another.
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