Feed Your Soul

RESOURCES FOR THE CHURCH SEASONS:

HOLY DAYS OF OBLIGATION:

OTHER FEAST DAYS OF IMPORT:

2023

• November - The month dedicated to the Souls in Purgatory.
• November 1, All Saints Day - a Holy Day of Obligation*
• November 2, All Souls Day
• November 9, the Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica
• November 20, the Feast of Christ the King
• November 30, the Feast of St. Andrew, Apostle
• December - The month dedicated to the Immaculate Conception.
• December 3, 2023 - Advent - begins the Sunday nearest the Feast of St. Andrew and ends December 24.
• December 8, the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception - a Holy Day of Obligation
  • Also the Feast of Our Lady of Caacupé
• December 12, the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
• December 25, Christmas - a Holy Day of Obligation
• December 27, the Feast of St. John the Apostle
• December 28, the Feast of the Holy Innocents
• December 31, 2023 - The Feast of the Holy Family - celebrated on the Sunday between Christmas and the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God.  If those feasts occur on Sundays, then the Feast of the Holy Family is celebrated on December 30th.

2024

• January - The month dedicated to the Holy Name of Jesus. 
• ​​​​January 1, the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God - a Holy Day of Obligation *
• January 6, 2024 - Epiphany - celebrated in the US on the Sunday following the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God.  On the General Calendar of the Church the date is January 6th.  For 2024, it will be celebrated on the 6th.
• January 7th, 2024 - the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord - celebrated on the Sunday after January 6th.
• January 25, the Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul
• February - The month dedicated to the Holy Family.
• February 2, the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, also called Candlemas for the custom of using lighted candles.
• February 14, 2024 - Ash Wednesday
• February 14 - March 28, 2024 - Lent - starts with Ash Wednesday and continues through Holy Thursday
• February 22, the Feast of the Chair of St. Peter - may move if it conflicts with Ash Wednesday. 
• March - The month dedicated to the St. Joseph.
• March 19, the Feast of St. Joseph
• March 24 - March 31, 2024 - Holy Week - starts with Palm Sunday and goes through Easter Sunday
• March 25, the Solemnity of the Annunciation
• March 31, 2024 - Easter Sunday
• April - The month dedicated to the Holy Spirit.
• April 7, 2024 - Divine Mercy Sunday - Visit our Divine Mercy site...
• April 25, the Feast of St. Mark, Apostle
• May - The month dedicated to Our Blessed Mother, Mary.
• May 1, the Feast of St. Joseph the Worker - While St. Joseph's primary feast day is March 19th, Pope Pius XII added this second feast in honor of St. Joseph in 1955.
• May 3, the Feast of Saints Philip and James
• May 11/12, 2024 - The Solemnity of the Ascension of our Lord has been permanently transferred from Thursday of the sixth week of Easter to the seventh Sunday of Easter, a decision made after much discernment by the Bishops of New Jersey.
• May 14, the Feast of St. Matthias
• May 18/19, 2024 - Pentecost - the 50th day after Easter Sunday.  It commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles and other followers of Jesus Christ while they were in Jerusalem celebrating the Feast of Weeks, and ends the Season of Easter.
• May 20, 2024 - Mary Mother of the Church - celebrated the Monday following Pentecost
• May 25/26, 2024 - the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity - celebrated the Sunday following Pentecost.
• May 31, the Feast of the Visitation
• June - The month dedicated to the Sacred Heart. 
• June 1/2, 2024 - the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi) - the Solemnity is actually the Thursday after Trinity Sunday, but is transferred to Sunday in our Diocese. -
• June 16, the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus
• June 17, Memorial of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
• Jun 24, the Solemnity of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist
• June 29, the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles
• July - The month dedicated to the Most Precious Blood.
• July 1, the Feast of the Most Precious Blood 
• July 3, the Feast of St. Thomas the Apostle
• July 16, the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
• July 22, the Feast of St. Mary Magdalene
• July 25, the Feast of St. James the Great, Apostle

• August- The month dedicated to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
• August 5, the Feast of the Dedication of St. Mary Major
• August 6, the Transfiguration
• August 10, the Feast of St. Lawrence, Deacon & Martyr
• August 15, the Solemnity of the Assumption of Mary - a Holy Day of Obligation*
• August 22, the Queenship of Mary
• August 24, the Feast of St. Bartholomew

• September - The month dedicated to Our Lady of Sorrows.
• September 8, the Nativity of Mary
• September 14, the Exaltation of the Cross
• September 15, the Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows
• September 21, the Feast of St. Matthew
• September 29, the Feast of the Holy Archangels, Sts. Michael, Gabriel and Raphael
• October - The month dedicated to the Most Holy Rosary.
• October 2, The Feast of the Guardian Angels
• October 4, Memorial of St. Francis of Assisi
• October 5, St. Faustina Kowalska
• October 7, the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary
• October 11, St. John XXIII, Pope
• October 17, St. Ignatius of Antioch, Bishop and Martyr
• October 18, St. Luke, Evangelist
• October 28, Sts. Simon and Jude, Apostles