church calendar
As we go through the church calendar during the 2024/25 year, this page will be a one-stop shop for all of the posts in this series: seasons, holy days, and saints.
introduction
what is the church calendar?
We all know how our calendar, the Gregorian Calendar, works. Every year, without fail, December comes right after November. And when that’s over, January is sure to follow.
getting to know the saints
When I was a kid, pretty much everyone knew that the holiest living human being was a little hunchbacked nun in Calcutta named Mother Teresa. She worked tirelessly for decades to take care of the poorest, most wretched people in one of the most poverty-stricken places in the world. But she didn’t just…
the seasons and holy days
what is advent?
We’re starting a year-long exploration of the traditional church calendar, and THIS is where the liturgical year starts! If you want to read our introduction to the church calendar, click here.
holy days: the nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ
Unlike the culture around us, the Church calendar doesn’t start Christmas until Christmas Day, December 25. As previously discussed, the month or so before Christmas Day is called Advent, and it is a season not of feasting and celebration, but rather of prayer, fasting, and preparation for…
know the saints
More coming soon!