Category: Liturgical Year
All Saints Day
Also known as All Hallows Day, Hallowmas, or All Saints Day, the Solemnity of All Saints is an important holy day celebrated each year...
The Birth of John the Baptist
Because of his major role in salvation history, John the Baptist’s birth is one of only three celebrated by the Catholic Church. The others...
Corpus Christi
Although Jesus is present in his Church in many ways, his presence in the Eucharist is special because this is where He is real,...
The Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church
Because the Blessed Virgin Mary’s maternal care for Jesus and his Church has been recognized for centuries, she has earned the title Mother of...
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...
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...
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
The archangel Gabriel appeared to the Virgin Mary and announced that she had been chosen by God to give birth to his Son, the...
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...