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Feast Days - explained Holy Days of Obligation are days of particular importance on which Catholics are obliged to attend Mass, for instance, All Saints' Day on 1st November. Feast Days are days on which we celebrate;
See below for information on specific Feasts or
Holy Days A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
The Angel Gabriel appeared to Mary who was to become the Mother of God and said " Rejoice, O highly favoured daughter! The Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women. Do not fear, Mary. You have found favour with God. You shall conceive and bear a son and give Him the name Jesus. Great will be His dignity and He will be called the Son of the Most High."
Baptism of the Lord - Feast (Sunday after Epiphany): Today we celebrate the baptism of Jesus Christ by John the Baptist. The Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ (Christmas) - Feast (December 25): On this day we celebrate the birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ. Corpus Christi (Latin: Body of Christ) is a Christian feast commemorating the institution of the Holy Eucharist. It occurs on the first Thursday following Trinity Sunday and thereby mirrors Holy Thursday, the first Thursday before Easter and the day on which Christians believe the first Eucharist, the Last Supper, took place. Epiphany - a feast held on the Sunday between January 2 & January 8: The visit of the Magi to the Christ Child is said to have taken place on this day. The significance of them coming to see Christ is that three wealthy, earthly kings of different faiths were paying homage to the one true King of Kings.
Pentecost: - (50 Days after Easter): A feast which commemorates the Descent of the Holy Ghost upon the Apostles. Pentecost is also known as Whitsun (Whitsunday). Pentecost is regarded as the birthday of the Christian church, and the start of the church's mission to the world.
Solemnity of Mary: On this day we honor the profession of motherhood that Mary takes upon herself. She is the Mother of God. As mother of Christ, she is therefore mother of the whole body of Christ, the Church. this day we celebrate relationships: the relationship between Jesus and His mother, between Jesus and the Jewish people, between Jesus and us, between ourselves and Jesus, between ourselves and the Holy Trinity. Sacred Heart - 19 days after Pentecost, on a Friday: The Mass celebrated on this day is essentially a restatement of Good Friday, but a regular Mass is conducted when this is not done on Good Friday itself. In addition, white vestments are worn for the Feast of the Sacred Heart, in contrast to the red vestments pressed into service on Good Friday
A little while before His voluntary Immaculate Passion and His death on the Cross, Christ isolated Himself for prayer on top of a hill, which is known by the name Tabor. With Him were present His three exceptionally loved and trustworthy Disciples, namely Peter, James and John. "And while He was praying, the appearance of His countenance was altered" writes the Evangelist Luke "and His raiment became dazzling white"(Luke 9:29). According to Matthew and stated more explicitly: "And He was transfigured before them and His face shone like the sun, and His garments became white as light" (Matthew 17:2). Likewise appeared, in front of the eyes of the Disciples, Moses and Elijah, who were conversing with Jesus, they were overshadowed by a bright mist, a luminous cloud. And from this mist, a voice was heard, which said: "This is my beloved Son, with Whom I am well pleased! Listen to Him!" Trinity Sunday: The first Sunday after Pentecost, instituted to honour the Most Holy Trinity; the three persons of God: the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Trinity Sunday also represents the beginning of the Church part of the liturgical year.
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Annunciation
of the Lord – Feast: 
Presentation
of the Lord - (February 2, also known as Candlemas Day). This festival
celebrates the presentation of Christ in the Temple in Jerusalem 40 days
after his birth, as Jewish custom required, and the purification ceremony of
the Virgin Mary at the same time. It was believed that women were impure for
six weeks after giving birth and after the birth of their children, all
Jewish mothers went to the Temple for the ceremony called the Purification.
Transfiguration
of the Lord
- From the 6th to the 15th of August, for eight consecutive days, the
Church celebrates the Transfiguration of our Lord Jesus Christ. 
Visitation
of the Blessed Virgin Mary: 