What Holy Days and Seasons Do Catholics Celebrate?
The most important day in the life of the Church is Sunday, or the Lord’s Day. It is the Day of the Resurrection of Jesus, and was the Day the early Church gathered to celebrate Eucharist. The Church today continues the long tradition of gathering on Sunday to celebrate the Eucharist and to thank Jesus for the blessings of our lives, and to ask the intercession of the Holy Spirit in our daily lives. To accommodate those who cannot attend a celebration of the Eucharist on Sunday due to work or other necessary obligations, Mass is also celebrated on Saturday evenings, in anticipation of the Sunday. However, the real intent of the Church is for the faithful to gather on Sunday, The Lord’s Day, whenever possible.
