— FEAST DAYS —

Feast Days & Liturgical Highlights

Throughout the year, the Church sets aside particular days to celebrate important events in the life of Christ and to remember Mary and the saints. The word feast simply means a day of celebration. These days have different levels of importance in the liturgical calendar — Solemnities, Feasts, Memorials and Optional Memorials — and help the Church remember its story as part of its worship today.

—UPCOMING—

The Canadian Martyrs

September 26, 2026 · Feast

Eight Jesuit missionaries remembered for their faith and sacrifice in seventeenth-century New France.

Saints Michael, Gabriel & Raphael

September 29, 2026 · Feast

The three archangels named in Scripture, associated with protection, proclamation, healing and guidance.

St. Thérèse of Lisieux

October 1, 2026 · Memorial

The Carmelite saint and Doctor of the Church remembered for her simple “Little Way” of trust and love.

St. Ignatius of Antioch

October 17, 2026 · Memorial

St. Ignatius of Antioch was an early bishop and martyr whose final journey to Rome left the Church an extraordinary treasure: seven letters written while he was a prisoner. In them we hear the voice of a pastor deeply devoted to Christ, the Eucharist and the unity of the Church.

St. Marie-Marguerite d’Youville

October 16, 2026 · Memorial

A Canadian saint whose care for the poor and vulnerable gave rise to the Grey Nuns of Montreal.

St. Teresa of Jesus

October 15, 2026 · Memorial

The Carmelite reformer, mystic and Doctor of the Church remembered for her profound life of prayer.