Feast of the Holy Family

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The Feast of the Holy Family is a Christian liturgical celebration honoring Jesus, Mary, and Joseph as a model of family life within the Christmas season.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Feast of the Holy Family canonical 3
Solemnity of the Holy Family 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic feast day
Christian feast
liturgical celebration
associatedWith Christian marriage
Christian parenting
devotion to the Holy Family
celebratedBy Anglican Communion
Lutheranism
surface form: Lutheran churches

Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church

some other Western Christian denominations
commemorates hidden life of Jesus
life of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph in Nazareth
focusesOn sanctification of family life
virtues of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph
hasLiturgicalRank feast
hasLiturgicalSeason Christmas season
hasPatronage Christian homes
children
families
married couples
parents
hasPurpose to encourage prayer in families
to present the Holy Family as a model for Christian families
to promote family unity in Christ
hasScripturalBasisIn Gospel infancy narratives
Gospel of Luke
Gospel of Matthew
hasTheme family holiness
filial piety
love
obedience
parental responsibility
unity
hasType moveable feast in the Roman Rite
honors Holy Family
Jesus Christ
surface form: Jesus

Joseph
Mary
isConnectedToDevotionOf Holy Family
surface form: Holy Family of Nazareth
isModelOf Christian family life
domestic church
isRelatedTo Christmas
Epiphany
Nativity of Christ
surface form: Nativity of the Lord
liturgicalColor white
occursDuring Christmastide
surface form: Octave of Christmas
partOf General Roman Calendar
liturgical year
veneratedIn Western Christianity

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Christmastide hasMajorFeast Feast of the Holy Family
Holy Family hasFeastDay Feast of the Holy Family
Finding in the Temple hasLiturgicalReading Feast of the Holy Family
Christifideles Laici liturgicalFeastReferenced Feast of the Holy Family
this entity surface form: Solemnity of the Holy Family