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always to adhere to the decisions of the Church regarding the liturgical calendar and all teachings on faith and 

morals. 

    I am certain that some of the above suggested revisions to the liturgical calendar will be accepted and made 

official by the Church. I am equally certain that only some, not all, of my suggestions will be implemented. So 

be it. Not my will, but God's will be done. If anyone rejects the official liturgical calendar of the Church, or 

any official teaching of the Church, they are not my students or imitators may God rebuke them. 

Variations within the One Liturgical Calendar 

    The restructured Catholic Church will have Seven Rites and each Rite will have some variations within 

their version of the liturgical calendar. Each Rite must decide for itself about these variations. However, the 

main liturgical holy days shall remain the same for all Christians, including (but not limited to) the dates for 

Christmas, Good Friday, and Easter. For example, in the Orthodox Church, there are currently a number of 

differences in the liturgical calendar: the three day Lent, Golden Friday, Renewal of the Church, Revelation to 

St. Joseph.  These differences and others can remain as long as they conform, as much as possible, to the true 

dates and are based on the revised Christian calendar. Unification does not require complete uniformity. One 

Lord, One Faith, One Pope; many traditions, many cultures, many languages. 

Changes to the Liturgical Calendar 

    This book presents, not only a chronology for the lives of Jesus and Mary, but also suggestions to the 

Church for changes in the liturgical calendar. These suggested changes are based on the chronology of the life 

of Jesus Christ found in this book. The Church does have the authority to make changes to the liturgical 

calendar. Such changes should be made in accordance with the Church's understanding of the life of Christ 

and the will of God. The suggestions for a new liturgical calendar found in this book are suggestions made to 

the Church. These suggestions should not be followed by the faithful until such time, if any, that the Church 

makes official changes to the liturgical calendar. It is for the Church to decide which changes to make in the 

calendar and when to make those changes, and it is for the faithful to accept those changes. Through this 

book, I teach and advise the Church, but I have no authority to make decisions for the Church. As the Church 

grows in faith and holiness, the people of God will grow in their understanding of the lives of Jesus and Mary. 

Faithful Christians believe and follow the teaching of the Church; unfaithful Christians reject the teaching of 

the Church. 

The Numbers of the Years 

    The Incarnation of Jesus Christ occurred in 15 

B.C.

 The current liturgical calendar gives numbers to the 

years as if Christ had been born in 1 

B.C.

 The year 

A.D.

 1 was numbered by Dionysius Exiguus as if it were the 

year in which Christ completed one year since the Incarnation. If we were to number the years of the revised 

liturgical calendar according to this system, we would call 14 

B.C.

 the year in which Christ completed one year 

since the Incarnation. The number of the years would then tell us the number of years since the Incarnation, 

that is, they would tell us Christ's age from conception. To obtain this number, one can simply add 14 to the 

A.D.

 calendar date. For example, the year 

A.D.

 2000 was not the completion of 2000 years since Christ's 

Incarnation, but rather the completion of 2014 years since Christ's Incarnation. 

    The Christian calendar ought to be changed so that the number of the year corresponds to the amount of 

time since the Incarnation. However, this change is too much for many of you to accept at this point in Time. I 

do not suggest making this change in the near future. May the Church eventually use a calendar system which, 

in agreement with the idea presented to the Church by Dionysius Exiguus, counts the years  ab incarnatione 

Domini, from the Incarnation of the Lord. 

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