"It has often been said that Catholics know how to celebrate. We can take a special day, a holy day, and turn it into a holiday that can last for weeks. The Church has a pattern within the liturgical calendar that begins with preparation and penance and culminates with celebrations spread throughout the year.
"The just-completed Christmas season is a great example. For many people, the season concludes on Epiphany, the traditional twelfth day of Christmas. This, in itself, is a custom that challenges the popular notion that the celebration of Christ’s birth ends on December 26. For Catholics, the season continues to the feast of the Baptism of the Lord (this year observed on January 11). An even older tradition prolongs the holiday joy until February 2, the Presentation of the Lord - the final feast of the baby Jesus.
"For the sons and daughters of St. Francis de Sales, the end of the month brings another week of solemn celebrations and feast days. . . ."
In a recent commentary, Father Jack Kolodziej, OSFS, reflected on how the period including the feast days of St. Francis De Sales, St. John Bosco, and the Presentation of the Lord are a special occasion for the Salesian community.
To access Fr. Kolodziej's complete post, please visit:De Sales Weekly: Provincial Reflection: A Salesian Season (29 JAN 26)
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