A Deo et Rege

Although the primary method of counting time in the Catholic Church is in the Church year, she has also traditionally given unique meaning to the days and months of the calendar year. Each month and day is devoted to a particular theme, person, etc. Here they are:

Days of the Week

Sunday- The Most Holy Trinity
Monday- The Holy Spirit
Tuesday- All Angels and Saints
Wednesday- St. Joseph
Thursday- The Blessed Sacrament
Friday- The Holy Cross
Saturday- The Blessed Virgin Mary

Months of the Year

January- The Holy Name of Jesus
February- The Sacred Passion
March- St. Joseph
April- The Holy Eucharist
May- The Blessed Virgin Mary
June- The Sacred Heart of Jesus
July- The Precious Blood
August- The Immaculate Heart of Mary
September- Our Lady, Queen of Martyrs
October- The Most Holy Rosary
November- The Faithful Departed
December- The Holy Infancy

For prayers related to these days and months and much more, you may want to check out the New St. Joseph People’s Prayer Book.

Photo of St. Joseph taken my me at the National Shrine and Basilica of Our Lady of Consolation in Carey, Ohio.

With Lent nearly over, I thought I’d mention the newest addition to one of the websites I run, ChurchYear.Net. We now have a section called All About Holy Week.

I was looking at a list of famous Catholics today and was intrigued by what I saw. Some on the list surprised me and I’m glad that many of the celebrities aren’t the public face of Catholicism! It’s probably safe to assume that many of those on the list were simply raised Catholic since they don’t seem to identify with their Faith now.

One entry that particularly shocked me was Rich Mullins, a singer I was familiar with during my evangelical days. I didn’t know that Mullins was interested in Catholicism nor that he was probably only a couple days away from conversion before his tragic car crash. For more visit: Rich Mullins: Enigmatic, Restless, Catholic.