The Liturgical Year

The Church's year starts with the first Sunday of Advent.

Advent - four weeks of preparation before the celebration of Jesus' birth
Dec 8: The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception
Christmas - recalling the Nativity of Jesus Christ and his manifestation to the peoples of the world
- December 25th: the Solemnity of the Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ
January 1st: the Solemnity of Mary the Mother of God
Epiphany
Presentation of the Lord
Lent - a six-week period of penance before Easter
- Ash Wednesday
- Palm Sunday
Sacred Paschal Triduum - the holiest "Three Days" of the Church's year, where the Christian people recall the suffering, death, and resurrection of Jesus.
- Holy Thursday & Mass of the Lord's Supper
- Good Friday of the Lord's Passion
- Easter Saturday - Mass of the Resurrection of the Lord
- Easter Sunday - Mass of the Resurrection of the Lord
- 18 Questions on the Triduum
Easter - 50 days of joyful celebration of the Lord's resurrection from the dead and his sending forth of the Holy Spirit
- Ascension of the Lord
- Pentecost
Ordinary Time - divided into two sections (one span of 4-8 weeks after Christmas Time and another lasting about six months after Easter Time), wherein the faithful consider the fullness of Jesus' teachings and works among his people
- August 15th the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
- November 1st: the Solemnity of All Saint's Day

Celebrate God's Love & the Past and Present of Church Life Throughout the Year​