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Dear DOD, Why isn’t Epiphany a transferable feast? Anonymous Dear Anonymous, First of all, a transferable feast is a celebration assigned to a specific calendar date that can be moved on the Christian or liturgical calendar. For instance, when the date of the feast of a major saint like Saint Paul, January 25, falls on a Sunday, it is moved to Monday. This is because Sundays are always a Feast of Our Lord and always take precedence. The Feast of the Epiphany celebrates the ma

Dear DOD, Why does our church use blue altar cloths for Advent? And why do some churches use purple? And why are the cloths white on...

Dear DOD, Why are we blessing all these animals? Anonymous Dear Anonymous, In early October, I participated in the blessing of the...

Dear DOD, It mystifies me that Jesus is recognized by the crowds everywhere, when no one saw his photo in the paper in those times, never...

Dear DOD, Remains of Noah's Ark have been discovered on Mount Ararat in Turkey, but these claims have not yet been widely accepted by the...