Easter

Holy Saturday

The day before Easter is Holy Saturday, also known as the Harrowing of Hell. This is the third day of the the sacred Paschal...

Good Friday

Good Friday is celebrated on the Friday before Easter and commemorates the end of Jesus’ life and the events that immediately preceded it. This...

Holy Thursday

Catholics commemorate the complex and profound events of the evening of the Last Supper on the Thursday before Easter, which is known as Holy...

Palm Sunday

Throughout Holy Week, the final week of Lent, Catholics pray and reflect on the events leading up to and during the Passion, Death, and...

The Ascension of Jesus

Forty days after his resurrection from the dead, Jesus ascended into Heaven to be seated at the right hand of God the Father. Jesus’...

Easter, also called Pascha, celebrates Jesus Christ’s Resurrection from the dead on the third day after his Crucifixion. It is the oldest and most...

Holy Saturday

The day before Easter is Holy Saturday, also known as the Harrowing of Hell. For Jesus’ disciples, this would have been the Jewish Sabbath...

Good Friday

Good Friday is celebrated on the Friday before Easter and commemorates the end of Jesus’ life and the events that immediately preceded it. This...

Holy Thursday

Catholics commemorate the Last Supper on the Thursday before Easter, known as Holy Thursday or Maundy Thursday. Maundy is derived from the Latin word...

Palm Sunday

Throughout Holy Week Catholics pray and reflect on the events leading up to and during the Passion, Death, and Resurrection of Jesus. Holy week...