Lenten Almsgiving

Catholics are expected to give alms throughout the year but are asked to focus more intently on almsgiving during Lent as one of the...

The Chair of St. Peter the Apostle

The Chair of St. Peter refers to the special role and mission that Jesus bestowed on Peter, designating him as the rock on which...
Abstaining from Meat

Abstaining from Meat

On Ash Wednesday, Good Friday, and all Fridays during Lent, Catholics 14 years of age and older are required to abstain from eating meat....
Lent

Lent

Inspired by the 40 days that Jesus spent in the desert before his public ministry, Lent is the prayerful and penitential season when Catholics...
Ash Wednesday

Ash Wednesday

Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent. On that day, Catholics are marked with ashes on their foreheads in the form of the...
Candlemas

The Presentation of the Lord

Joseph and Mary presented Jesus at the Temple in Jerusalem to fulfill the Law of Moses which required that the first-born male child be...
Baptism of the Lord

The Baptism of Jesus

By lowering Himself to be baptized along with sinners, Jesus shows his followers what they must do to be saved. His Baptism also reveals...
Epiphany

Epiphany

Recalling the event when wise men from the East visited the child Jesus and brought Him gifts, the Epiphany, or Manifestation of Christ, has...
Mary Mother of God

Mary, the Mother of God

If Jesus is God and Mary is his mother, then Mary must be the Mother of God. After being conceived by the power of...