The annual feast occurred in Vintners' Hall this week.
When feasts occurred, they were either determined by lunar cycles or the Egyptian calendar.
This idea of allowing votive Masses to be said only when no special feast occurs finally produced the rules contained in later missals (1570).
His feast occurs on 23 March.
Because the feast occurs during Lent, traditionally no meat was allowed on the celebration table.
His feast occurs annually on August 10.
From January 2 to 5, unless some feast occurred, the Office was to be of the current feria in the simple rite.
But none of this explains why Stephen's feast occurs today.
Saint Sebastian's feast occurs on January 20 of every year.
He was canonized in 1189 and his liturgical feast occurs on 8 February.