The liturgical year is made up of six times and seasons: The calendar dates of the liturgical times and seasons vary from year to year and are published by the church in the ORDO -- an annual calendar ...

2. Liturgical Revisions of 1969 The Fathers of Vatican II called for a revision of the liturgical calendar. The liturgical year was to be revised so that the traditional customs and discipline of the ...

We often overlook this point, reflecting on the specific religious content of our liturgical cycles but not on their very form: an annual calendar, a daily schedule. Ways to mark the time that passes ...

A Reflection for the Memorial of St. Thomas Aquinas, Priest and Doctor of the Church Looking around at those seated in the circle he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers. For whoever does the ...

Her newest book, Epiphany: The Season of Glory, is part of InterVarsity Press’s Fullness of Time series, which aims to make the liturgical calendar accessible to those who are unfamiliar with it. You ...

The Catholic calendar has several ways to divide the Christmas season. The Church’s Western liturgical tradition sees Christmas as an octave, an eight-day celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ.

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 ...