Celebrating Feast Days is a wonderful way to deepen your faith and the faith of your family members. It has a great way to connect you with the liturgical year and helps you learn more about our religion. A feast day is a day designated to celebrate a saint, a mystery of faith, or a significant event in the life of Jesus or Mary. A Holy Day of Obligation, on the other hand, is a specific type of feast day on which Catholics are required to attend Mass and refrain from unnecessary work. We put stars next to the Holy Day of Obligations.
The Feast Days for 2025 – 2026
January 1, 2026 Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God*
January 6, 2025 Epiphany
February 2, 2026 Feast of the Presentation of the Lord
February 18, 2026 Ash Wednesday, The beginning of Lent (This will vary each year)
March 19, 2026 Feast of St. Joseph
March 25, 2026 Annunciation
Holy Week 2026
Note – These Days will vary. These are for 2026
March 29 Palm Sunday (Sunday before Easter )
April 2 Holy Thursday (Thursday before Easter)
April 3 Good Friday (Friday before Easter)
April 4 Holy Saturday (Saturday before Easter)
April 5 Easter Sunday
April 12, 2026 Divine Mercy Sunday (Sunday after Easter)
May 14, 2026 Ascension of Jesus* (40 Days after Easter, often observed the following Sunday)
May 24, 2026 Pentecost Sunday (50 Days after Easter)
May 31, 2026 Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity
June 4, 2026 Corpus Christi-Celebrating the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist
June 12, 2026 Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
June 29, 2026 Feast of St. Peter and St. Paul
Feast Days Left in 2025
August 15, 2025 Assumption of Mary*
November 1, 2025 All Saints Day*
November 2 All Souls Day
Christ the King (Last Sunday before Advent)
8-Dec Immaculate Conception of Mary*
December 12, 2025 Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
December 25, 2025 Christmas Day*
We are often asked how to observe Feast Days
- Mark your calendar and set reminders for upcoming feast days.
- Consider it a joy not a job to attend mass and share the day with your family.
- Research the saint or significance of the day using books, websites, or apps.
- Engage with relevant sacred art or listen to a podcast about the saint.
- Light a candle or find a special prayer to offer.
- Consider attending Mass, even if it’s not a Holy Day of Obligation, as the Eucharist is a traditional and powerful way to celebrate.
- Pray a novena leading up to the feast day of a saint you feel particularly connected to.
- Consider making a pilgrimage to a church or shrine dedicated to the saint being celebrated. This is a great way to connect with the memories and history of our religion.
- Perform a kind gesture inspired by the saint’s life and example, such as donating to a cause related to their patronage. This again makes the memories of the saint come alive to all.
