Tag: liturgical calendar
All Souls Day
The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed, also known as All Souls Day, is a holy day devoted to remembering deceased loved ones and...
Exaltation of the Holy Cross
The crosses in our churches and in our homes, along with the crosses that we wear and that we sign ourselves with, should always...
The Transfiguration of the Lord
As a glorious preview of his Resurrection, Christ’s appearance dramatically and temporarily changed in front of his closest Apostles on Mt. Tabor. The events...
The Chair of St. Peter the Apostle
The Chair of St. Peter refers to the special role and mission that Jesus bestowed on Peter, designating him as the rock on which...
Immaculate Conception
Mary was not picked to be the Mother of our Savior when she was a young girl praying in the garden. She was chosen...
All Souls Day
The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed, also known as All Souls Day, is a holy day devoted to remembering deceased loved ones and...
Exaltation of the Holy 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...
The Transfiguration
Soon after Peter proclaimed that Jesus was the Messiah and only a week after Jesus first predicted his own passion and death, Christ’s appearance...
St. Mary Magdalene
Mary Magdalene, or Mary of Magdala, was one of Jesus’ closest disciples who followed Him during his ministry. According to Sacred Scripture, Mary Magdalene...
Ordinary Time
Besides the special liturgical seasons of Christmas and Easter, the Church celebrates several weeks of Ordinary Time. It is called Ordinary Time because the days...