Category: Liturgical Year
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...
Exaltation of the Cross
Throughout the year, certain days on the Liturgical Calendar commemorate the Cross, not as an instrument of torture and death, but as a means...
Sacred Heart of Jesus
The human heart of Jesus is the heart of God. For centuries, devotion to the wounded heart of Jesus has allowed faithful Catholics to...
Sunday
The Commandment to keep the Sabbath Day is still observed by Jewish people on Saturday. Catholics do not, and are not obligated to, follow this...