The Liturgical Year 2025/2026

The liturgical or Church year is divided into seven seasons.

It begins with Advent, which lasts for four weeks and looks forward to the season of Christmas. After the twelve days of Christmas, the visit of the wise men to Jesus is remembered at Epiphany, after which there is a  short period of Ordinary time. The six weeks of Lent prepare us for Easter, which celebrates Jesus’ resurrection from the dead, leading forward to his Ascension and the gift of the Holy Spirit to the Church at Pentecost. Ordinary time then resumes until the end of the year. The dates for his years liturgical seasons are as follows

Explore each liturgical season with Fr Oswald from Ampleforth Abbey and download Spotify playlists of monastic music and traditional hymns for each season.

Advent
November 30th – December 24th 2025

Christmas
December 25th- January 5th 2026

Epiphany
January 6th – February 2nd 2026

Ordinary Time
February 3rd – February 17th 2026

Lent
February 18th – April 4th 2026

Easter
April 5th – May 23rd 2026

Ordinary Time
May 24th – November 28th 2026

When we order our days around the liturgical season we are entering into an ancient practice of remembering and celebrating the life and work of Christ and His Church.