The Solemnity of Pentecost is Sunday, May 19, bringing to a close the 50 days of the Easter season. Nine days before Pentecost is the Solemnity of the Ascension of
For Latin Rite Catholics, Lent begins this week on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 14. For Eastern Rite Catholics, Lent begins on Clean Monday, Feb. 19. The secular world sometimes equates the
Christian denominations that follow a liturgical calendar experience a beautiful rhythm of weekly Sundays and special holy days, of times of fast and times of feast. In the Catholic Church,
This first Sunday of December is the first day of the new 2024 liturgical year. And this first Sunday of the liturgical year is the beginning of the season of
In the Catholic church’s monthly devotional calendar, as distinct from the yearly liturgical calendar, each month is set aside for a special devotion: January for the holy name of Jesus,