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Pope Francis says Mass for the feast of the Presentation of the Lord in St. Peter's Basilica, Feb. 2, 2022. | Credit: Vatican Media

The Presentation of the Lord: A Symbol of the Messiah’s Embrace

Feb 2, 2024

On this day we remember when Mary and Joseph carried the infant Jesus to the Temple to fulfill the law.

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The History of the Epiphany: Here’s What You Need to Know

Jan 7, 2024

The feast of the Epiphany is even older than the feast of Christmas and enjoys its own season, which goes all the way until Feb. 2.

The fresco of St. Leo the Great, doctor of the Church, in the cupola of the Church of St. Maximus of Turin, Italy. | Credit: Renata Sedmakova/Shutterstock

St. Leo the Great: The Pope Who Clarified the Humanity and Divinity of Christ

Nov 10, 2023

The worldwide Church celebrates St. Leo the Great, the 45th bishop of Rome and one of only 37 doctors of the Church, on Nov. 10.

Apparition of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque of the Sacred Heart of Jesus | CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Sacred Heart Flags on Twitter and other Ways to Celebrate Jesus’ Sacred Heart this Month

Jun 10, 2023

The month of June is dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, a devotion that began in the 12th century and became more popular after Jesus appeared to St. Margaret Mary Alacoque in the 1670s, revealing to her the image of his Sacred Heart.