Ash Wednesday
46 days before Easter. The Day of Ashes, is the first day of Lent, occuring forty days before Easter not counting Sundays. The ancient custom on this day is for the faithful to receive on the forehead the sign of a cross marked with blessed ashes. The palms from the previous Palm Sunday are burned and the ashes are blessed for the ceremony before the Mass.
Sat. 3/25
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Annunciation
Sun. 4/9
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Sun. 4/16
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Holy Week
Sun. 4/9
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Palm Sunday
Thu. 4/13
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Thursday before Easter
Commemorates Christ's Last Supper and His washing of the disciples' feet on that day.
Fri. 4/14
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Good Friday
The anniversary of the crucifixion of Christ. Also known as Holy Friday.
Sat. 4/15
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Holy Saturday
Sun. 4/16
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Easter
Thu. 5/25
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Ascension
Sun. 6/4
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Pentecost
Sun. 8/6
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Transfiguration
Tue. 8/15
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Assumption Day
Mon. 10/2
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Feast of the Guardian Angels
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Feast of the Gaurdian Angles
Catholic day
Mon. 10/23
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Creation
Mon. 10/30
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Reformation Day
Protestant day. On this day in 1517 Martin Luther posted his Ninety-five Theses on the door of the church in Wittenberg Germany, thereby beginning the Protestant Reformation. Lutherans observe this day on the preceding of following Sunday.
Wed. 11/1
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All Saints Day
Sun. 11/26
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Feast of Christ the King(c)
Catholic day. Sunday prior to first Advent Sunday.
Tue. 11/28
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Advent Sunday
Sunday closest to St Andrew's Day begins the Advent season and the beginning of the ecclesiastical year. There are four Advent Sundays before Christmas.