Category: Liturgical Year
The Annunciation
The archangel Gabriel appeared to the Virgin Mary to let her know that she had been chosen by God to give birth to his...
Ash Wednesday
Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, a day when Catholics are marked with ashes on their foreheads. Symbolizing the dust that man was created from...
Lent
During the prayerful and penitential season of Lent, Catholics imitate Jesus’ 40 days in the desert through prayer, fasting, self-denial, almsgiving, and other good...
The Presentation of the Lord
The Law of Moses required that the first-born male child was to be offered to God as thanks for sparing the Israelites during the...
Epiphany
The Epiphany, or manifestation of Christ has been celebrated since earliest days of the Church. It recounts the event when wise men from the...
Christmas
Almost immediately after Adam and Eve committed the Original Sin and fell from grace, God promised that He would send a Savior to make...
Immaculate Conception
Mary’s Immaculate Conception was officially and solemnly declared a dogma in 1854 but has been a common belief since the beginning of the Christianity....
Advent
The first liturgical season of the year is called Advent, a name that signifies waiting, expecting, and preparing. Each year during Advent, faithful Catholics...
Christ the King
Everyone in the world is subject to Jesus, who is King of all creation. This means that all men are bound to the reign...
Holy Days
All Sundays, including Easter, are holy days when all Catholics are obligated to attend Mass. In addition to these, the Universal Church has established...