For many their baptism was an event they attended, but do not have any recollections of because they were an infant at the time. They know it occurred because they were told so, have a photo or two, perhaps church documents or

There is much to celebrate and observe on the occasion of the Feast of the Presentation. First, in keeping with the requirements of the Law of Moses, the Holy Family presented their first born son, Jesus, at the Jerusalem Temple as an

Liturgically we are now in the Season of Epiphany and within the Liturgy of the Word we encounter several events in the early life of Jesus: The Coming of the Magi, the Flight into Egypt, Jesus at the Temple. All of them,

The Sunday after Epiphany is the feast day for the celebration of the baptism of Jesus Christ. From the Gospel of St. Matthew 3:13 we read: “Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan, to be baptized by him.”  But

You will recall that in a previous Insight Into Liturgy it was observed that the Liturgical Calendar is shaped by the events in the life of Christ, and that setting the date for the celebration of Easter sets the unfolding of all

The events of Christ’s early life, as detailed in the Gospels of St. Matthew and St. Luke, namely his circumcision, Presentation in the Temple, the Flight into Egypt, the return to Nazareth, and the Finding in the Temple are all we know

The liturgical history of the celebration Christ’s birth, Christmas, on December 25th is captivating from a variety of viewpoints. There are various sources cited for its celebration on this date; some pagan in origin, some scriptural/historical, some prophetic. Nevertheless in meaningful and

In previous Insights Into Liturgy, we’ve delved into the Lectionary and the Liturgical Calendar and how they work in harmony as we plumb the depths of Holy Scripture on a three cycle that is shaped by the life of Christ and set

There are events that occur year-after year on the liturgical calendar that might seem to be a sort of curiosity causing one to ask: “How did that ever come about?” Gaudete Sunday, more familiarly referred to as Rose Sunday, perhaps qualifies as