August, September and October 2017 - Religious Days of Note

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Religious Days of Note

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Astronomical Days of Note

August, September and October 2017

AUGUST

1st Tish'a B'Av - Jewish fast commemorating the destruction of the two Temples

2nd Mary of the Angels

4th First Friday of the Month

5th First Saturday of the Month, Feast of Our Lady of Snows; and Dedication of St. Mary Major Basilica - Rome

6th Transfiguration of Our Lord; and Anniversary of the Nuclear Devastation in Hiroshima, Japan

9th Anniversary of the Nuclear Devastation in Nagasaki, Japan

13th Mary, Refuge of Sinners

15th Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

17th Calendar day for the Jewish observance of Leil Selichot

[Jews offer prayers for forgiveness in preparation for the High Holidays]

21st Apparition of Our Lady at Knock in 1879 accompanied by St. Joseph and St. John.

and also on....

21st A total solar eclipse will be visible in totality within a band across the entire contiguous United States and will only be visible in other countries as a partial eclipse.

[Another total eclipse took place on this same day back in 1914 and was seen only in Northern Europe and Asia. World War I had started less than a month before - in July 28, 1914.]

22nd The Queenship of Mary

24th St. Bartholomew - Apostle

26th Mary, Health of the Sick (Saturday before last Sunday in August)

29th Martyrdom of John the Baptist

SEPTEMBER

1st First Friday of the Month and calendar day for Eid ul-Adha - Muslim Feast of the Sacrifice

[Eid ul Adha, remembers the prophet Ibrahim's willingness to sacrifice his son when God ordered him to.]

2nd First Saturday of the Month

3rd Mary, Mother of the Good Shepherd

8th The Birthday of the Virgin Mary is traditionally celebrated on this day

12th The Holy Name of Mary

14th The Triumph of the Cross [A date of even greater eschatological importance.]

15th Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows

21st St. Matthew - Evangelist and First calendar day for the observance of Jewish Rosh HaShanh and Begins the celebration of the Islamic New Year - Muharram

[Rosh Hashanah marks the start of the Jewish near year. It is both a day of judgment for mankind, as well as an exhilarating time of closeness and reconciliation with God.]

23rd Conception of John the Baptist [Celebrated by the Orthodox Church)] (*) and Astronomical alignment apparently in line with Rev. 12:1

(*) Providentially also the Diamond Anniversary of m de P's birth.

24th Our Lady of Ransom

27th Mary, Protector of Orphans

29th Archangels Michael, Gabriel & Raphael

30th The calendar day of the Jewish observance of Yom Kippur

[Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, the holiest day of the Jewish year. It is a day of fasting and repentance, affording man the opportunity to cleanse himself of his sins and renew his relationship with God.]

OCTOBER

1st Feast of the Veil of Protection of the Most Holy Theotokos [Celebrated by the Orthodox Church]

2nd Feast of Guardian Angels

4th St. Francis of Assisi - Patron of Catholic Action [The namesake of inspiration of he will introduce the False Christ]

5th The first calendar day of the Jewish celebration of Sukkot.

[Sukkot, also known as Feast of Tabernacles, is a biblical Jewish holiday commemorating the Exodus and the dependence of the People of Israel on the Will of God.]

6th First Friday of the Month

7th First Saturday of the Month and Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary

11th Feast of the Motherhood of Mary

12th Asteroid 2012 TC4 to flyby Earth at a distance of 4.200 miles and the calendar day when the Jewish celebration of Sukkot ends, and the calendar day when the - one day - Jewish feast of Shemini Atzeret is celebrated.

[We could not find a crystal clear justification for the feast of Shemini Atzeret other than the celebration of the end of the Sukkot period.]

13th The Miracle at Fatima and calendar day for the Jewish feast Simchat Torah [Day of Celebrating the Torah]

15th St. Teresa of Jesus (Avila)

16th Feast of Mary's Purity

18th St. Luke - Evangelist

20th Mary, Wonderful Mother

22nd Mary, Mother of the Dying [4th Sunday in October]

28th Sts. Simon and Jude - Apostles

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