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From 1970 to the present, in every country except the United States , the Baptism of the Lord has been celebrated on the first Sunday after the Epiphany , or January 6 (prior to that year the Feast Of The Holy Family was observed on this Sunday; since then the latter has been marked on the Sunday between Christmas and New Year's Day , or December 30 in years where both Christmas and New Year's Day fall on Sunday). In the United States , an exception to the above arises in years when either January 7 or January 8 is a Sunday, due to the fact that in the U.S. Epiphany is always observed on a Sunday (specifically, the Sunday after the first Saturday in January). When this occurs, the Baptism of the Lord feast is transferred to the following day, a Monday, but is not made a Holy Day Of Obligation . Regardless of the actual day on which the Baptism of the Lord falls, the next day marks the start of the first installment of Ordinary Time . |
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