The prayers are set according to the Church calendar and are composed of Psalms, hymns and readings from Scripture.

Lent is a 40-day season of prayer, fasting and giving that Catholics and some other Christian denominations observe as a time of repentance and closeness to God in preparation for the day of Christ's ...

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) explains on its website that the liturgical year is made up of six times or seasons: Advent, Christmas, Lent, the paschal Triduum, Easter, and ...

In the Catholic liturgical calendar, the birthday of the historical Jesus falls on December 25 because, exactly nine months earlier, on March 25, the day of the Annunciation, Jesus was conceived by ...

Both Ash Wednesday and Valentine's Day fall on Feb. 14 this year. For observant Catholics, that means the most romantic day of the year will be put on hold for one of the major holidays on the ...

SPOKANE, Wash. – Friday is the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus on the Catholic liturgical calendar. The Sacred Heart, a centuries old Christian devotion, has many ties to the Inland Northwest.

The Christian observance of Ash Wednesday is just weeks away, falling on March 5 this year. The observance marks the start of lent, the season leading up to Easter; it's is one of five key periods on ...

Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent, falls on March 5 in 2025. The date of Ash Wednesday changes each year because it depends on the lunar cycles that determine the date of Easter. Christians around the ...