Sunday, March 30, is the Fourth Sunday of Lent. Mass readings: 1 Samuel 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a; Psalm 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6; ...

On major feast days, they would have an extended service of readings (scriptural, patristic, and from lives of the saints) in addition to chanting the psalms. This all would be done in the dark ...

March 25th is a significant date for Hellenism, as it marks both the anniversary of the Greek War of Independence and the ...

The Feast of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, celebrated annually on November 21st, commemorates the presentation of the Blessed Virgin as a child by her parents in the Temple in ...

The feast of St. Joseph the Patriarch, also commonly known as the Solemnity of St. Joseph, is celebrated on March 19 by the Catholic Church. It honors St. Joseph, the earthly father of Jesus Christ, ...

The event is rooted in African and Native American influences, with ties to both Catholic and Black masking Indian traditions.

LAWRENCE -- "Like setting off an atomic bomb." That's how John Capriole described the reaction to the suggestion that there ...

The original co-founders always maintained that the traditional family gathering be observed yearly on St. Joseph’s Day — a time for Italian families to reflect on their homeland, celebrate their ...

has transitioned from a feast day in Ireland to a widely celebrated holiday in the United States. The holiday commemorates St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, who is credited with bringing ...

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Christians celebrated a saint with some special significance locally on Wednesday. Lent coincides with the feast day of St. Joseph on March 19. In the Catholic ...