Assumption of Mary

Catholic churches in the U.S. celebrate the feast of the Assumption on August 15th each year to honor the belief that Jesus' mother was taken to heaven. Assumption Day is celebrated on or around August 15th in many countries, particularly ...

All Saints’ Day

All Saints' Day is a Christian holiday. Many Catholic churches in the United States celebrate All Saints' Day to honor all the saints, particularly those who do not have their own special feast day, on November 1. All Saints' Day ...

Christmas Day

Christmas is a Christian festival celebrating the birth of Jesus. The English term Christmas (“mass on Christ’s day”) is of fairly recent origin. The earlier term Yule may have derived from the Germanic jōl or the Anglo-Saxon geōl, which referred ...