Feast days

The Assumption celebrates when the Blessed Virgin Mary was taken up, body and soul, into heaven. ...

All Souls day, or The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed, is celebrated by the Church on November 2. ...

Christmas, the Nativity of the Lord, is one of the most important solemnities of the Church year and a holy day of obligation. ...

St. Stephen was Christianity’s first martyr. As he was was stoned to death outside the city, he cried out, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.” ...

The feast day of St. John the Apostle, just two days after Christmas Day, is full of symbolic meaning. ...

The Feast of the Holy Innocents remembers the massacre of young male children under 2 years old in Bethlehem by King Herod in his attempt to kill the infant Jesus. ...

The Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph celebrates the Holy Family, the role model for all Christian families.  ...

The Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God, celebrated eight days following the birth of Christ, is a day honoring Mary as the Mother of God. ...

The Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord, is when we celebrate when the three kings who came from the east to pay homage to Jesus. ...

The Feast of the Baptism of the Lord, which falls on January 9 this year, officially marks the end of the Christmas season. ...

The Solemnity of the Annunciation celebrates the coming of the Angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary to announce to her the special mission God had chosen for her in being the mother of His only son. ...

Easter Sunday celebrates the Lord's resurrection from the dead and his victory over death.  Easter Sunday is the greatest of all Sundays.  ...

Feast day of St. Philp and St. James on May 3. ...

The Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord  celebrates when Christ ascended into Heaven in the presence of his disciples on the fortieth day after his Resurrection. ...

The Assumption celebrates when the Blessed Virgin Mary was taken up, body and soul, into heaven. ...