The liturgical calendar, including Lent, structures and enriches Christian life. An interview with author Chene Heady.

Denver, Colo., Jan 7, 2009 / 14:07 pm. Catholics wanting to stay in tune with the liturgical rhythms of the Church will now be able to do so with Catholic News Agency’s exclusive liturgical ...

Ash Wednesday is the first day of the liturgical season of Lent that falls 6½ weeks before Easter each year. Members of the Catholic Church, ages 18 to 59, are required to observe Lent and fast ...

ACI Prensa Staff, Dec 1, 2024 / 04:30 am. With the first Sunday of Advent, a new liturgical year begins in the Catholic Church, with the readings corresponding to Cycle C of odd-numbered years.

Pope Francis was also fond of founding new "days" for the church to celebrate -- among them, Sunday of the Word of God (Third Sunday in Ordinary Time on the Roman Calendar); World Day of Prayer for ...

As we prepare for the beginning of the church’s primary penitential season tomorrow (sorry, I mean Ash Wednesday, not Valentine’s Day), it is a reminder that the church has its own calendar ...

The organization that oversees the Catholic Church's English-language translations for the Mass and other liturgies of the Roman Rite has a new leader as of Nov. 1.

Each year I order a wall calendar from University Hill Congregation in Vancouver, BC. Instead of including a page for each of 12 months, it’s organized by church season: it takes the liturgical ...