"It is here that the father of the family, the mother, children, and all members of the family exercise the priesthood of the baptized in a privileged way "by the reception of the sacraments, prayer and thanksgiving, the witness of a holy life, and self-denial and active charity." Thus the home is the first school of Christian life and "a school for human enrichment." Here one learns endurance and the joy of work, fraternal love, generous - even repeated - forgiveness, and above all divine worship in prayer and the offering of one's life."
Catechism of the Catholic Church 1657
Home Enthronement
The Liturgical Year
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The Liturgical Year
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Ordinary Time
Ordinary Time is a time for growth and maturation, a time in which the mystery of Christ is called to penetrate ever more deeply into history until all things are finally caught up in Christ. The goal, toward which all of history is directed, is represented by the final Sunday in Ordinary Time, the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe.
Christmas Time and Easter Time highlight the central mysteries of the Paschal Mystery, namely, the incarnation, death on the cross, resurrection, and ascension of Jesus Christ, and the descent of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. The Sundays and weeks of Ordinary Time, on the other hand, take us through the life of Christ. This is the time of conversion. This is living the life of Christ.
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Advent
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Christmas
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Lent
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Easter
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Recommended Reading
The Catholic All Year Compendium: Liturgical Living for Real Life
[Around the Year with the Von Trapp Family](https://Around the Year with the Von Trapp Family)
Living the Seasons
Feasts of Our Fathers: Praying the Church Year with the Early Christians
[Stories of the Saints: Bold and Inspiring Tales of Adventure, Grace, and Courage](https://Stories of the Saints: Bold and Inspiring Tales of Adventure, Grace, and Courage)[](https://Stories of the Saints: Bold and Inspiring Tales of Adventure, Grace, and Courage)
Feast Days
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Click on the month to find activities, crafts, prayers, and recipes to celebrate the liturgical year in your home.
Dedicated to the Holy Name of Jesus
4th- St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
**6th-**The Epiphany of the Lord (3 Kings Day)
**12th-**Baptism of the Lord
**21st-**St. Agnes
**20th-**St. Sebastian **28th-**St. Thomas Aquinas
Dedicated to the Holy Family
**2nd-**Candlemas (Presentation of the Lord)
3rd- St. Blaise
**8th-**St. Josephine Bakhita
**11th-**Our Lady of Lourdes **14th-**St. Valentine
Dedicated to St. Joseph
**3rd-**St. Katharine Drexel
**17th-**St. Patrick
**19th-**St. Joseph 25th- Annunciation of the Lord
Dedicated to The Holy Spirit
**2nd-**St. Polycarp
**14th-**St. Bernadette
21st- St. Anselm
29th- St. Catherine of Sienna
30th- Pope St. Pius V
Dedicated to The Blessed Virgin Mary
**1st-**St. Joseph the Worker
13th- Our Lady of Fatima
**31st-**The Visitation
Dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
13th- St. Anthony of Padua
16th- Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus 28th- Immaculate Heart of Mary
29th- Sts. Peter & Paul
Dedicated to the Precious Blood of Jesus
**6th-**St. Maria Goretti
**14th-**St. Kateri
**16th-**Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
**22nd-**St. Mary Magdalene
**26th-**Sts. Joachim & Anne
Dedicated to the Immaculate Heart of Mary
6th- The Transfiguration
**15th-**Assumption of Mary
**22nd-**Queenship of Mary
**27th-**St. Monica **28th-**St. Augustine
Dedicated to Our Lady of Sorrows
**8th-**The Nativity of Mary
15th- Our Lady of Sorrows 23rd- St. Padre Pio **29th-**Michaelmas
Dedicated to the Holy Rosary
1st- St. Therese of Lisieux
2nd- The Guardian Angels
**4th-**St. Francis of Assisi **7th-**Our Lady of the Rosary **22nd-**St. John Paul II **31st-**All Hallows' Eve
Dedicated to the Holy Souls in Purgatory
1st- All Saints Day
2nd- All Souls Day 8th- St. Martin of Tours **17th-**St. Elizabeth of Hungary
Dedicated to the Immaculate Conception
6th- St. Nicholas
**8th-**Immaculate Conception **12th-**Our Lady of Guadalupe 13th- St. Lucy 25th- Nativity of the Lord