Thanksgiving Day is a Christian holyday celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November in the U.S.A. in which Christians give thanks to God. It was inaugurated by our Christian forefathers to honor God for giving them enough food to harvest so that they could survive the coming winter. When Christians celebrate Thanksgiving today, we give thanks to God for our nation and for all His bountiful gifts to us. For more information, read our Historical Perspective on Thanksgiving Day.

Advent spans the four weeks preceding Christmas and is a time of reflection and preparation for Christ's coming.

Christmas Eve is a Christian holyday that celebrates the impending Birth of Jesus.

Christmas is a Christian holyday that celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. God the Father is honored for giving us his greatest gift, a Savior to save us from our sins. The Holy Spirit is honored for the incarnation in which Jesus became man and was born of the Virgin Mary. Jesus is honored for willingly becoming that man and being the Savior who was predestined to shed his life for our sake. Christmas is the dawning of salvation; and honoring Jesus' birth is the reason for the Christmas season. In three words: God made flesh.

The Holy Name of Jesus is a Christian holyday that coincides with New Year's Day. It recalls the day when Jesus' earthly parents presented Him at the temple so that the name Jesus could be bestowed upon Him. The name Jesus itself is an assertion of His mission as Savior of the world. This day is also a celebration of families, with the Holy Family held up as an example for us.

Epiphany (sometimes called Three Kings Day) is a Christian holyday celebrated on January 6th to commemorate the visit of the Magi to Jesus. Epiphany is a celebration of God being revealed to the larger world: to all nations, races, classes and peoples. In some countries Epiphany is the main gift-giving feast, and Christmas is clearly focused on the gift of Jesus to us — the most precious and meaningful gift of all.