Pentecost marks the end of the Easter season. First week or octave is full of activity: the Ember Days, Mary, Mother of the Church, the Visitation, and the feast of the Holy Trinity.
Preparing for Holy Week with a checklist, links for the Annunciation, Vernal Equinox and March sky gazing, Mary Gardens, spring and seeds, and a closer look at Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday.
Preparing for Lent with reading suggestions, podcast and website links, looking at saints feast days and how they are treated in Lent, looking ahead to St. Joseph and St. Patrick, cookbook and decluttering ideas.
A preview into the Liturgical Calendar for February 10-22, including St. Scholastica, Our Lady of Lourdes, Cyril and Methodius, St. Valentine s Day, Mardi Gras / Carnival and preparing for Lent.