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Major feasts and seasons observed in the Christian liturgical year.
| Lent | Season of penance and preparation |
| Advent | Preparation season before Christmas |
| Easter | Resurrection of Jesus from the dead |
| Epiphany | Manifestation of Christ to the nations |
| Holy Week | Week leading up to Easter |
| Ascension | Jesus ascends into heaven |
| Candlemas | Presentation of the Lord in the temple |
| Christmas | Celebration of the birth of Jesus |
| Ember Days | Seasonal days of prayer and fasting |
| Low Sunday | Second Sunday of Easter |
| Pentecost | Descent of the Holy Spirit |
| Good Friday | Commemoration of the passion of Jesus |
| Michaelmas | Feast of Saint Michael and archangels |
| Palm Sunday | Jesus enters Jerusalem with palms |
| Whit Monday | Monday after Pentecost in some places |
| Whit Sunday | Another name for Pentecost |
| All Souls Day | Prayer for all the faithful departed |
| Easter Vigil | Night liturgy before Easter Day |
| Sacred Heart | Devotion to the Heart of Jesus |
| All Saints Day | Celebration of all saints |
| Ash Wednesday | Beginning of Lent with ashes |
| Easter Monday | Day after Easter Sunday |
| Easter Octave | Eight days celebrating the resurrection |
| Easter Sunday | Principal feast of the resurrection |
| Holy Saturday | Day of waiting before Easter |
| Holy Thursday | Also called Maundy Thursday |
| Ordinary Time | Weeks outside major seasons |
| Rogation Days | Days of prayer for crops |
| All Hallows Eve | Vigil before all saints day |
| Christ the King | Celebration of Christs kingship |
| Corpus Christi | Feast of the Body of Christ |
| Gaudete Sunday | Rejoice Sunday in Advent |
| Holy Innocents | Martyrs of Bethlehem under Herod |
| Laetare Sunday | Rejoice Sunday in Lent |
| Trinity Sunday | Celebration of the Holy Trinity |
| Octave of Easter | Eight days after Easter |
| Holy Name of Jesus | Feast honoring the holy name |
| Solemnity of Mary | Mother of God on January first |
| Baptism of the Lord | End of Christmas season |
| Vigil of Pentecost | Extended liturgy before Pentecost |
| Divine Mercy Sunday | Sunday after Easter emphasizing mercy |
| Novena of Christmas | Nine days before Christmas |
| Octave of Christmas | Eight days after Christmas |
| Saints Peter and Paul | Feast of the two apostles |
| The Transfiguration | Christ revealed in glory on mountain |
| Feast of the Holy Family | Celebration of Jesus Mary and Joseph |
| Immaculate Conception | Mary conceived without original sin |
| Presentation of the Lord | Also called Candlemas |
| The Ascension of the Lord | Forty days after Easter in some calendars |
| Feast of the Most Holy Name | Feast honoring the name of Jesus |
| Feast of the Presentation | Also called Candlemas |
| The Body and Blood of Christ | Also called Corpus Christi |
| Nativity of John the Baptist | Birth of the forerunner |
| Feast of the Immaculate Heart | Devotion to the heart of Mary |
| The Exaltation of the Holy Cross | Veneration of the cross |
| Week of Prayer for Christian Unity | Ecumenical observance in January |
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