Saints & Calendars

 

The Church's year is a calendar of feasts and seasons that lets us relive the life of Christ, from Advent's waiting to Easter's joy. Along the way we honor the saints, our friends and intercessors in heaven. Praying with the calendar, whether that means lighting the Advent wreath, keeping a saint's feast, or remembering the dead in November, roots daily prayer in the life of the whole Church.

 

Browse the full Catalog of Saints A–Z

 

The liturgical seasons

 

Advent (four Sundays before Christmas): Advent Prayer

Christmas (December 25 to the Baptism of the Lord): Christmas Prayer · Epiphany Prayer

Lent (Ash Wednesday to Holy Thursday): Ash Wednesday Prayer · Lenten Prayer for Conversion · Stations of the Cross

Holy Week (Palm Sunday to Holy Saturday): Good Friday Prayer · Seven Last Words · Stabat Mater

Easter (Easter Sunday to Pentecost): Easter Prayer of Thanksgiving · Regina Caeli · Pentecost Prayer

Ordinary Time (the rest of the year): Daily Prayer

 

Months of devotion

 

• January: Holy Name of Jesus (Litany of the Holy Name)

• March: St. Joseph (Litany of St. Joseph)

• May: Our Lady (Litany of Loreto)

• June: Sacred Heart (Litany of the Sacred Heart)

• July: Precious Blood (Litany of the Precious Blood)

• October: Holy Rosary (Prayer to Our Lady of the Rosary)

• November: Holy Souls (Prayer for the Souls in Purgatory)

 

Saints' feast days (selected)

 

Mar 17 – St. Patrick: Prayer to St. Patrick

Mar 19 / May 1 – St. Joseph: Prayer to St. Joseph · St. Joseph the Worker

May 22 – St. Rita: Prayer to St. Rita

Jun 13 – St. Anthony of Padua: Prayer to St. Anthony

Jun 21 – St. Aloysius Gonzaga: Prayer to St. Aloysius

Jun 24 – Birth of St. John the Baptist: Prayer to St. John the Baptist

Jun 29 – Sts. Peter and Paul: St. Peter · St. Paul

Jul 11 – St. Benedict: Prayer to St. Benedict

Jul 16 – Our Lady of Mount Carmel: Prayer to Our Lady of Mount Carmel

Jul 26 – St. Anne: Prayer to St. Anne

Jul 31 – St. Ignatius of Loyola: Prayer to St. Ignatius

Aug 8 – St. Dominic: Prayer to St. Dominic

Sep 29 – Sts. Michael, Gabriel, Raphael: St. Michael · St. Gabriel · St. Raphael

Oct 1 – St. Therese of Lisieux: Prayer to St. Therese

Oct 2 – Guardian Angels: Prayer to One's Guardian Angel

Oct 4 – St. Francis of Assisi: Prayer to St. Francis

Oct 28 – St. Jude: Prayer to St. Jude

Nov 1 – All Saints: Prayer for All Saints' Day

Nov 2 – All Souls: Prayer for All Souls' Day

Dec 8 – Immaculate Conception: Prayer to the Immaculate Conception

Dec 27 – St. John the Evangelist: Prayer to St. John the Evangelist

 

Browse more: Liturgical Seasons · Prayers to the Saints & Angels

 

More saints to know

 

St. Dymphna (anxiety and mental health), St. Peregrine (cancer), St. Monica (children who have strayed), St. Christopher (travelers), St. Blaise (February 3), St. Agnes (January 21), St. Lucy (December 13), St. Cecilia (November 22), and the Litany of the Saints.