Minor Rogation Days

Roman Catholicism

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In Rogation Days
…on April 25 and the Minor Rogations (Minor Litany) on the three days before the feast of the Ascension (40th day after Easter).
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In church year: Roman Catholic Church
…days before Ascension Day, called Minor Rogation Days (“Days of Asking”), are devoted to special prayers for fruitful harvests. Found only in the Roman Catholic Church are the fasts of the four seasons (quatuor tempora), known as Ember Days, and especially associated with ordinations to the ministry. They occur on…
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In church year: Ascension
…before Ascension Day, known as Minor Rogation Days, were instituted by Bishop Mamertus of Vienne (Gaul) in 470 and extended to all the Frankish churches at the Council of Orléans in 511. Pope Leo III (reigned 795–816) adopted them at Rome. They are observed by processional litanies and fasting as…
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