Feast of
Christ the King
November
23, 2014
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Feast of Christ the King is celebrated in the Roman Catholic church in honour of
Jesus Christ as lord over all creation. Essentially a magnification of the
Feast of the Ascension, it was established by Pope Pius XI in 1925. Originally,
it was celebrated on the last Sunday in October, but in the revised liturgical
calendar promulgated by Pope Paul VI in 1969, it was moved to the
last Sunday of Ordinary Time (immediately preceding Advent), where its theme of
Christ’s dominion made it a fitting end to the liturgical year. The festival is
also observed in Lutheran, Anglican, and other Protestant churches.
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