- June 29 - Saint Peter and Saint Paul
June 29 - Saint Peter and Saint Paul - June 24th - Saint john the Baptist
June 24th - Saint john the Baptist - John Tetzel Selling Indulgences
Papal Indulgences. At that time the papal chair was occupied by Leo X. What this Pope believed we may gather from his words addressed to one of his bishops. He exclaimed, "What an immense sum have we made out of this fable about Christ!" Luther relates this of him: "He would amuse himself by having two clowns dispute before his table on the immortality of the soul. The one took the positive, the other the negative side of this question. The Pope said to him who defended the proposition, 'Although you have adduced good reasons and arguments, yet I agree with him who is of the opinion that we die like the beasts; for your doctrine makes us melancholy and sad, but his gives us peace of mind!'" In order to raise the necessary funds for his pleasures and dissipations he published a general indulgence, pretending that he needed money to complete the building of St. Peter's at Rome. He commissioned Archbishop Albert of Mayence to sell these indulgences in Germany. This dignitary was also excessively fond of the pomp and pleasures of life. He was to receive one-half the receipts of these indulgences. Albert, again, engaged monks who were to travel about Germany and sell the papal pardons. Chief among these pardon peddlers was John Tetzel. He was a most impudent fellow who, because of his adulterous life, had at one time been condemned to be drowned in a sack. For his services he received 80 florins, together with traveling expenses for himself and his servants, and provender for three horses. These papal indulgences were held in high esteem by the people, wherefore Tetzel was everywhere given a pompous reception. Whenever he entered a town the papal bull was carried before him upon a gilded cloth. All the priests, monks, councilmen, schoolteachers, scholars, men, and women went out in procession with candles, flags, and songs to meet him. The bells were tolled, the organs sounded, and Tetzel was accompanied into the church, where a red cross was erected bearing the Pope's coat of arms. - January 1
January 1 - Holy Thursday
Holy Thursday - Good Friday
Good Friday - Fourth Sunday of Easter
Fourth Sunday of Easter - Fourth of Lent
Fourth of Lent - Fourth of Advent
Fourth of Advent - Fourteenth Sunday in ordinary time
Fourteenth Sunday in ordinary time - First Ordinary Sunday
First Ordinary Sunday - First of Lent
First of Lent - first of Advent
first of Advent - Fifth Sunday of Easter
Fifth Sunday of Easter - Fifteenth sunday in ordinary time
Fifteenth sunday in ordinary time - Febronia of Sibapte
- Feast of the transfiguration (6 August)
Feast of the transfiguration (6 August) - Feast of the Ascension
Feast of the Ascension - Feast of Pentecost
Feast of Pentecost - Feast of Corpus Christi
Feast of Corpus Christi - Feast of all saints (November 1)
Feast of all saints (November 1) - Exaltation of the cross (September 14)
Exaltation of the cross (September 14) - Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary time
Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary time - Easter Vigil
Easter Vigil - Easter
Easter - Dr. Martin Luther
Dr. Martin Luther - Christmas Eve - Christmas Day
Christmas Eve - Christmas Day - Blandina the Slave
- Assumption of Mary (15 August)
Assumption of Mary (15 August) - Albe
Albe (Latin alba) A Shirt or white linen garment reaching to the heels (whence its names alba, telaris, &c.) and floded rond the loins by a girdle, formerly the common dress of the Roman Catholic clergy; but now used only in sacred functions. The second vestment put on by the priest when preparing for the celebration of mass. - 15 - Resurrected
15 - Resurrected - 14 - Jesus is laid in the tomb
14 - Jesus is laid in the tomb - 13 - Jesus is taken down from the Cross
13 - Jesus is taken down from the Cross - 12 - Jesus dies on the Cross
12 - Jesus dies on the Cross - 11 - Jesus is nailed to the Cross
- 10 - Jesus is stripped of his garments
- 09 - Jesus falls under the cross
- 08 - Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem
- 07 - Jesus falls second time
- 06 - Veronica wipes the face of Jesus
- 05 = Simon forced to carry the cross
- 04 - Jesus finds his mother
- 03 - Jesus falls first time
- 02 - they carry the cross
- 01- Jesus is sentenced to death