Throughout the Catholic Church’s liturgical year, certain days receive special recognition as memorials, feasts, or solemnities.
Solemnities are the Church’s highest-ranking celebrations and commemorate the most important mysteries of the faith, as well as significant events in the lives of Jesus, Mary, and the saints. Some solemnities are also Holy Days of Obligation. Feasts are important celebrations observed on a particular day, while memorials most often honor individual saints or groups of saints.
Explore the resources below to learn more about some of these special celebrations throughout the liturgical year.
- The Solemnity of the Assumption
- The Feast of the Baptism of the Lord
- The Solemnity of the Body & Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi)
- The Solemnity of the Epiphany / Three Kings Day
- The Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus
- The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity
- The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception
- The Memorial of the Queenship of Mary
- Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion
- The Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus
- The Feast of Saints Peter and Paul