Advent is the first season in the Church's Year. It starts four Sundays before Christmas and is a preparation for this special feasts while we are reminded about the second coming of Jesus.

1st Sunday of Advent	1st Sunday of the Liturgical Year
2nd Sunday of Advent
3rd Sunday of Advent
4th Sunday of Advent

CHRISTMAS TIDE

The Christmas Season (or Christmas Tide) starts with the Vigil Mass on 24 December and lasts till the Feast of the Baptism of Our Lord which is the first Sunday in Ordinary Time (see section of Ordinary Time). It includes special feasts like that of the Holy Family and the Epiphany.

The Birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ	25 December Christmas Day
The Holy Family	Sunday between Christmas and New Year's day If there is no Sunday: 30 December
Mary, Mother of God	1 January
The Epiphany of Our Lord	For countries where the Epiphany is celebrated on the first Sunday after 1 January: between 2 January and 8 January.
2nd Sunday after Christmas	For countries where the Epiphany is celebrated on 6 January.
The Epiphany of Our Lord	6 January

THE LENT SEASON

Lent is 40 days long. It starts on Ash Wednesday and ends on Easter Saturday. There are 6 Sundays in Lent, the last one being that of Passion (or Palm) Sunday - the Sunday before Easter.

1st Sunday of Lent
2nd Sunday of Lent
3rd Sunday of Lent
4th Sunday of Lent
5th Sunday of Lent
Passion Sunday	Also called Palm Sunday

EASTER TIDE

The Easter Season (or Easter Tide) runs from Easter Sunday to Pentecost. Easter is the most important feast in the Church's Year and all the other feasts points towards it.

The Resurrection of Our Lord	Easter Sunday
2nd Sunday of Easter
3rd Sunday of Easter
4th Sunday of Easter
5th Sunday of Easter
6th Sunday of Easter
The Ascension of Our Lord	Either Thursday after the 6th Sunday of Easter or the Sunday after.
7th Sunday of Easter	For countries where the Ascension is celebrated on a Thursday.
Pentecost	The Coming of the Holy Spirit

FEASTS OF OUR LORD IN ORDINARY TIME

These feasts are part of the Ordinary Time. They take place in the two Sundays following Pentecost. The Sundays of Ordinary Time that they replace are omitted.

The Holy Trinity	Sunday after Pentecost
The Body and Blood of Our Lord	Also known as Corpus Christi Sunday after the Holy Trinity

ORDINARY TIME

This is the time when there are no special feasts although every Sunday is special in the Church's Year as we celebrate the Resurrection of Our Lord. The Ordinary Time starts with the feast of the Baptism of Our Lord (the end of the Christmas Tide). It continues to run till Lent (about 6-9 Sundays) and then starts again after Pentecost. The two feasts of the Holy Trinity and Corpus Christi occupy two Sundays in Ordinary Time exactly after Pentecost. On the last Sunday of Ordinary Time we celebrate the feast of Christ the King.

The Baptism of Our Lord Jesus Christ 1st Sunday in Ordinary Time	If the Epiphany falls on 8 January, then, the Baptism of Our Lord is celebrated on Monday 9 January.
2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
4th Sunday in Ordinary Time
5th Sunday in Ordinary Time
6th Sunday in Ordinary Time
7th Sunday in Ordinary Time
8th Sunday in Ordinary Time
9th Sunday in Ordinary Time
10th Sunday in Ordinary Time
11th Sunday in Ordinary Time
12th Sunday in Ordinary Time
13th Sunday in Ordinary Time
14th Sunday in Ordinary Time
15th Sunday in Ordinary Time
15th Sunday in Ordinary Time
16th Sunday in Ordinary Time
17th Sunday in Ordinary Time
18th Sunday in Ordinary Time
19th Sunday in Ordinary Time
20th Sunday in Ordinary Time
21st Sunday in Ordinary Time
22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
24th Sunday in Ordinary Time
25th Sunday in Ordinary Time
26th Sunday in Ordinary Time
27th Sunday in Ordinary Time
28th Sunday in Ordinary Time
29th Sunday in Ordinary Time
30th Sunday in Ordinary Time
31st Sunday in Ordinary Time
32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
Christ the King	Last Sunday in Ordinary Time

OTHER FEASTS

The Presentation of Our Lord	2 February
St Peter and St Paul	29 June
The Transfiguration of Our Lord	6 August
The Assumption of Mary	15 August Mary taken into heaven
The Exultation of the Cross	14 September
Martyrs of England and Wales	25 October
All Saints	1 November
All Souls	2 November
Dedication of the Lateran Basilica	9 November

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