“The observance of the Church Year fostered a sense of solidarity among medieval men, for they were conscious of the fact that no matter where they traveled or what their station in life, virtually every Western Christian was united in the same worship and rites on any given day. This gave meaning and reality to the concept of Christendom.”
The Church from Age to Age: A History
Concordia Publishing House © 2011, p. 293
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