Category: Liturgical Year
The Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church
Just as her devotion for her Son is well known, the Blessed Virgin Mary’s maternal care for Jesus’ Church has been recognized for centuries....
Pentecost
The Catholic Church celebrates when the Holy Spirit descended on Pentecost, fifty days after Jesus had risen from the dead on Easter. Pentecost commemorates...
The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
The meeting of the Blessed Virgin Mary and her relative Elizabeth is a joyful encounter between these two women of faith and the children...
The Ascension into Heaven
Forty days after his resurrection from the dead, Jesus ascended into Heaven to be seated at the right hand of God the Father where...
Easter
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. This is the third day of the sacred Paschal Triduum....
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...
The Sacred Triduum
Catholics celebrate the saving mystery of Jesus’ Passion, Death, and Resurrection in three successive rites held over three holy days called the sacred Easter...
The Annunciation of the Lord
On the Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord, The Catholic Church celebrates when Jesus began his earthly life, and the obedience and faith...
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...