Sentences with phrase «observance of holy days»

Most of the time, this revolves around reporting bad or illegal behavior or insisting on observance of your rights such as religious observance of holy days or avoidance of unions.

Not exact matches

Christmas and the season of preparation that precedes it, the time of special penitence during Lent, Holy Week and above all Good Friday, Easter Day, the coming of the Holy Spirit on Pentecost: here is a regular round of observance that provides variety in such churches as observe it — and they are increasing in number, in all denominations.

But when he came to delineate his differences with his opponents — that Gentile Christians need not adopt circumcision, Jewish food law observance, and the keeping of Jewish festivals and holy days — Paul traced those differences back to his own, unusual (by his opponents» standards) version of what God had achieved in sending Christ.

He also requested Communion on the First Fridays, the observance of holy hours and a feast of reparation on the octave day of Corpus Christ.

New York City will become the nation's first major metropolis to close its public schools in observance of the two most sacred Muslim holy days, de Blasio announced — a watershed moment for a group that has endured suspicion and hostility since the Sept. 11 attacks.

This obligation applies to the observance of religious holy days and beliefs as well as religious grooming and dress practices.

Over these many years, I've tried to set an example for my children of being committed to those observances, by not working on those High Holy Days.