The liturgical year of the Roman Catholic church is often referred to as the Year of Grace, meaning that people should celebrate their unbounded love of God at all times in all places. The year begins ...

It has hardly been a year since the conclusion of the Year of the Rosary and we have yet again another initiative of the Holy Father: The Year of the Eucharist (October 2004 – October 2005).

Lent, which begins Wednesday with the Ash Wednesday observance, is a season on the church calendar that generally involves ...

Ash Wednesday is the first day of the season of Lent that leads up to Good Friday and Easter. What to know about the day.

Each year I order a wall calendar from University Hill Congregation in Vancouver, BC. Instead of including a page for each of 12 months, it’s organized by church season: it takes the liturgical ...

The Liturgical Festival will take place this year from December 20 to 24 at the historic YMCA compound in Jerusalem, blending liturgical music, art, and a Christmas market. Originally set in ...

In addition to these, feast days are also celebrated throughout the year. By celebrating the liturgical year, a Catholic is celebrating the life and mystery of Christ. The day of Christ ...

Many Advent customs involve counting the days until Christmas begins, such as the secular use of a chocolate advent calendar. There are different readings on each of the four Sundays leading up to ...