April - Popular Feast Days
This entry was posted on April 1, 2015
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APRIL 2015: MONTH OF THE HOLY EUCHARIST
April is honored as the month of the Holy Eucharist. This year, April 2nd, is Holy Thursday, the day that the Church commentates the Institution of the Eucharist in a special way. For on the night before Jesus' Crucifixion, Jesus met with His apostles, broke bread, and blessed wine. He asked that his followers do these in memory of Him. Catholics believe that when Jesus broke bread and said, "This is my Body", the bread became Jesus' Body and not in a figurative sense; likewise, Catholic believe that the wine when blessed, becomes Jesus' Blood. His command: "Do this in memory of Me", has been adhered to by Catholics for over 2000 years. The mystery of how mere bread and wine can and does transform into Jesus' Body and Blood is called "transubstansiation" and it explains how there is a real substance transformation, while the matter retains its form, taste, etc.,. There have been many Eucharistic miracles and the Holy Eucharist is the most treasured belief and source of grace that Catholics have.
Dates in BOLD are Holy Days of Obligation:
Apr. 1: Wednesday of Holy Week
Apr. 2: Thursday of Holy Week
Apr. 3: Friday of Holy Week
Apr. 4: Saturday of Holy Week
Apr. 5: Easter Sunday
Apr. 6: St. William of Eskilsoe
Apr. 7: St. John Baptiste de sa Salle
Apr. 8: St. Julie Billiart
Apr. 9: St. Waldetrudis
Apr. 10: St. Michael de Sanctis
Apr. 11: St. Marguerite d'Youville
Apr. 12: The Octave of Easter
Apr. 13: Pope St. Martin I
Apr. 14: St. Lydwine
Apr. 15: St. Paternus
Apr. 16: St. Bernadette
Apr. 17: St. Anicetus
Apr. 18: St. Appollonius the Apologist
Apr. 19: St. Alphege
Apr. 20: St. Marian
Apr. 21: St. Anselm
Apr. 22: St. Abdiesus
Apr. 23: St. George
Apr. 24: St. Fidelis of Sigmaringen
Mar. 26: St. Cletus
Apr. 27: St. Zita
Apr. 28: St. Peter Chanel
Apr. 29: St. Catherine of Siena
Apr. 30: St. Pope Pius V