Happy (almost) first day of March!
This is such an exciting month in the Liturgical Year as we finish the season of Epiphany and begin to move through the season of Lent! I can’t wait to celebrate it with you! Here’s an overview with helpful links:
March 4th - Shrove Tuesday or Mardi Gras
March 5th - Ash Wednesday (the first day of Lent)
March 17th - The Feast of St. Patrick
March 19th - The Feast of St. Joseph, Earthly Father of Jesus
March 25th - The Feast of the Annunciation
March 30th - Laetare Sunday
Helpful Links:
If you'd like a calendar of the entire liturgical year, here's a PDF printout:
Or a physical calendar you can hang on your wall:
Current Season: Epiphany then Lent
March 4th - Shrove Tuesday or Mardi Gras
The day before Lent begins is known as Shrove Tuesday or Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday), a day of feasting before the season of fasting begins. Traditionally, Christians would use rich foods like eggs, butter, and sugar before entering into the simpler meals of Lent. This led to the tradition of eating pancakes or King Cake on Shrove Tuesday.
March 5th - Ash Wednesday (the first day of Lent)
We start Lent with a very special service: Ash Wednesday. On Ash Wednesday, the Body of Christ gathers to enter this time of devotion corporately. During the service, we look at our mortality and the consequences of our sins.
March 17th - The Feast of St. Patrick
On the Feast of St. Patrick, we honor the beloved missionary bishop who brought Christianity to Ireland. Captured by pirates as a young man and enslaved in Ireland, Patrick later escaped, only to return as a missionary, spreading the Gospel and establishing the Church throughout the land.
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