Jenna Marie Cooper, who holds a licentiate in canon law, provides direction related to advent hymns and other liturgical traditions.
Question corner: When can Catholics sing the Advent hymn ‘O Come, O Come, Emmanuel?’
What is the liturgical calendar?
The liturgical calendar is omnipresent in Catholic life. Many parish bulletins list the liturgical days of the week and corresponding Scripture readings, but what is it?
U.S. bishops affix feast day for St. Teresa of Kolkata
The date would be Sept. 5, the death date in 1997 for the founder of the Missionaries of Charity. It will be an optional memorial on the U.S. calendar.