▁the ▁E pi ph any ▁of ▁the ▁Lord ▁( 6 ▁January ) ▁in ▁places ▁where ▁the ▁latter ▁is ▁a ▁holy ▁day ▁of ▁oblig ation ; ▁where ▁it ▁is ▁not ▁a ▁holy ▁day ▁of ▁oblig ation , ▁it ▁is ▁celebrated ▁on ▁the ▁Sunday ▁after ▁the ▁So lem n ity ▁of ▁Mary , ▁Mother ▁of ▁God ▁( 1 ▁January ), ▁and ▁if ▁this ▁Sunday ▁falls ▁on ▁ 7 ▁or ▁ 8 ▁January , ▁the ▁Fe ast ▁of ▁the ▁Bapt ism ▁of ▁the ▁Lord ▁is ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁following ▁day , ▁the ▁second ▁Monday ▁of ▁the ▁year . ▁ ▁The ▁week days ▁that ▁follow ▁the ▁Fe ast ▁of ▁the ▁Bapt ism ▁of ▁the ▁Lord ▁are ▁reck oned ▁as ▁belonging ▁to ▁the ▁first ▁week ▁of ▁Ord inary ▁Time ▁and ▁the ▁following ▁Sunday ▁as ▁the ▁Second ▁Sunday ▁of ▁Ord inary ▁Time . ▁The ▁Fe ast ▁of ▁the ▁Bapt ism ▁is ▁the ▁First ▁Sunday ▁in ▁Ord inary ▁Time , ▁it ▁clos es ▁the ▁Season ▁of ▁Christmas ▁and ▁opens ▁the ▁Season ▁of ▁ ▁Ord inary ▁Time . ▁ ▁Ord inary ▁Time ▁continues ▁until ▁the ▁T ues day ▁( in ▁the ▁ 4 th , ▁ 5 th , ▁ 6 th , ▁ 7 th ▁, ▁ 8 th ▁or ▁ 9 th ▁week ▁of ▁Ord inary ) ▁that ▁immediately ▁preced es ▁Ash ▁Wed nes day . ▁The ▁date ▁of ▁the ▁latter , ▁which ▁is ▁on ▁the ▁ 4 0 th ▁day ▁( ex cluding ▁Sund ays ) ▁before ▁E aster ▁Sunday ▁falls ▁between ▁ 4 ▁February ▁and ▁ 1