Upcoming Feast Days and Special Observances

We invite you to join us to worship on any or all of these feast days throughout the coming year!

The Epiphany (transferred)
Wednesday, January 8, 2025
6:30 pm Solemn Mass
This feast commemorates the visit of Wise Men from the East to bring gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh to the young Jesus. It signifies God's call to all people of every race and nation.

The Presentation of Our Lord Jesus Christ in the Temple (commonly called Candlemas)
Sunday, February 2, 2025
9:00 am Morning Prayer
9:30 am Solemn Pontifical Mass with Confirmations and Receptions
On this feast day, we remember Mary and Joseph bringing the baby Jesus, forty days old, to the Temple to dedicate him to God.
The Bishop of Arizona will be visiting us on this day, preaching and administering Confirmation and Reception to new members of St. Michael's.
No other Masses will be offered on this day.

Ash Wednesday
Wednesday, March 5
12:10 pm Low Mass
6:30 pm Solemn Mass
This is the first day of Lent - a day set aside to remember our mortality and sinfulness.
Ashes will be imposed at both Masses.

The Annunciation of our Lord Jesus Christ to the Blessed Virgin Mary
Tuesday, March 25
6:30 pm Solemn Mass
This day commemorates the visit of the angel Gabriel to Mary to seek her cooperation as the Mother of Jesus Christ, and his conception in her womb by the power of the Holy Spirit.

The Sunday of the Passion: Palm Sunday
Sunday, April 13
Regular Sunday Schedule
Palms will be blessed and distributed at all Masses.
On this day we remember the entry of Jesus into Jerusalem, and his death on the Cross.

Monday in Holy Week, April 14
12:10 pm Low Mass
Tuesday in Holy Week, April 15
6:30 pm Low Mass
Wednesday in Holy Week, April 16
12:10 pm Low Mass

Maundy Thursday, April 17
6:30 pm Solemn Mass with Footwashing and Stripping of the Altar
On this day we remember the Last Supper of Jesus with his disciples, and his commandment to love each other as he has loved us.

Good Friday, April 18
11:00 am Confessions
12:10 pm Stations of the Cross
6:30 pm Solemn Good Friday Liturgy
This is the day Jesus was crucified and died, destroying death's power over us.

Easter Eve
Saturday, April 19
7:30 pm The Great Vigil of Easter
This service is the first Mass of Easter, with a special focus on the passage of the Children of Israel through the Red Sea.

The Sunday of the Resurrection: Easter Day
Sunday, April 20
7:15 am Morning Prayer
7:45 am Low Mass
9:00 am Family Mass
10:30 am Solemn Mass
no evening Mass will be offered
This is our greatest celebration - the Day of Resurrection!

Ascension Day
Thursday, May 29
6:30 pm Solemn Mass
Forty days after his resurrection, Jesus ascends into heaven, where he is still alive and interceding for us today.

The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (anticipated)
Friday, May 30
9:00 am Low Mass
Mary, pregnant with Jesus in her womb, visits her relative Elizabeth, the mother of John the Baptist.

The Day of Pentecost: Whitsunday
Sunday, June 8
Full Sunday schedule
The Holy Spirit descends on Mary and the Disciples as they gather in the Upper Room.

The Body and Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ, commonly called Corpus Christi
Sunday, June 22
Full Sunday schedule
10:30 am Solemn Mass and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
This feast celebrates God's gift of the Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist.

The Nativity of Saint John the Baptist (transferred)
Wednesday, June 25
12:10 pm Low Mass
John the Baptist is born and his father Zechariah announces he will be the forerunner of Jesus Christ.
In the culture of Tucson, this day celebrates the beginning of the Monsoon Season.