The liturgical year of the Roman Catholic church is often referred to as the Year of Grace, meaning that people should celebrate their unbounded love of God at all times in all places. The year begins ...

To help Catholics live this special liturgical time and deepen their knowledge ... to perform “by divine law” on certain days of the year in order to “deny themselves.” ...

Holy Days of Obligation are days within the Church’s liturgical year that are feast days and therefore mean that Catholics must attend Mass on those days. They may be celebrated during Sunday ...

The date of Ash Wednesday changes each year because it depends on the lunar ... one of five key periods on the Catholic liturgical calendar, along with Advent, Christmas, Easter, and Ordinary ...

By celebrating the liturgical year, a Catholic is celebrating the life and mystery of Christ. The day of Christ, the day that is Christ, constitutes the liturgical season. Whoever follows Him ...