If you are not familiar with Catholic churches you may want to take a quick tour first (10 mins).
This section explores the Church’s various feasts and season including the different colours and symbols associated with the liturgical cycle.
Jesus was a Jew. His religious practices and rituals were Jewish. Many of the holy days we hear about in the Bible are part of Jewish life today. Celebrating the Sabbath (Shabbat) is the high point of every week.
Other holy days are:
Lent is the 40 day preparation for Easter. Holy Week leads us to the most important liturgical feast The Easter Vigil which celebrates the Resurrection of Jesus.
Holy Week
The significance of the days of Holy Week are explained. Including Palm Sunday, Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday.
Easter is the greatest feast in the Christian calendar. On this Sunday, Christians celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.
Advent is the time of preparation for Christmas when we celebrated ‘God her amongst us’. Jesus.
Christmas
Explanations of some of the major liturgical feasts of the year.
Pentecost
Trinity Sunday
Corpus Christi
Transfiguration
The Ascension (of Jesus)
The Assumption (of Mary) and the Annunciation
Other feasts
Eucharist and the Church Year