Browse by Season
Explore feast days through the rhythm of the Church year.
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St. Matthew
The tax collector Christ called away from his customs table to become an Apostle and Evangelist.
St. Padre Pio
The Capuchin friar who bore the wounds of Christ and spent fifty years in the confessional.
Michaelmas
The great archangel and protector, defender against evil.
Feast of St. Francis of Assisi
Il Poverello — patron of animals, ecology, and peace.
All Saints' Day
The communion of all the saints in heavenly glory.
All Souls' Day
We pray for all who have died, awaiting the resurrection.
Solemnity of the Assumption
Mary assumed body and soul into heavenly glory.
Advent
First Sunday of Advent
The beginning of the Church's liturgical year and the season of hopeful waiting.
Second Sunday of Advent
Preparing the way of the Lord during the season of expectation.
Feast of St. Nicholas
The original St. Nick — generous bishop and patron of children.
Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception
Mary preserved free from original sin from the first moment of her conception.
Our Lady of Guadalupe
Mary's appearance to St. Juan Diego at Tepeyac, patroness of the Americas.
Gaudete Sunday (Third Sunday of Advent)
The rose-colored midpoint of Advent — a Sunday of rejoicing.
Fourth Sunday of Advent
The final days of waiting before the celebration of Christmas.
Christmas
Lent
Ash Wednesday
The first day of Lent, marked by ashes as a sign of repentance.
Feast of St. Patrick
Apostle of Ireland, patron saint of Ireland.
Solemnity of St. Joseph
Guardian of the Holy Family and patron of the universal Church.
Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord
Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem; the beginning of Holy Week.
Holy Thursday (Maundy Thursday)
The Last Supper, the institution of the Eucharist and the priesthood.
The Annunciation of the Lord
The angel Gabriel's announcement to Mary; the Word becomes flesh.
Good Friday of the Lord's Passion
The commemoration of Christ's crucifixion and death on the Cross.
Holy Saturday
Christ rests in the tomb; the Church waits in silence at His sepulchre.
