Understanding the Faith
Guide
Clearly explained: prayers, devotional items and the Catholic faith from a traditional Catholic perspective.
KirchenjahrThe Crown of Thorns of Christ: History, Relic and Meaning
Three Gospels, a shrub by the wayside near Jerusalem and a relic in Paris: what we know about the Crown of Thorns...
KirchenjahrMay Devotions: Order, Prayers and Origin of the Month of Mary
Hymn, reading, litany and act of consecration: how a May devotion is held, how you can keep it at home, with three...
KirchenjahrThe Immaculate Conception: Meaning of the Dogma and the Feast on 8 December
Not the birth of Christ, but the conception of Mary herself: what the dogma of 1854 teaches, where it is rooted in...
KirchenjahrThe Liturgical Year: Seasons, Feasts and Colours according to the 1962 Calendar
From the First Sunday of Advent to the Last Sunday after Pentecost: the seasons of the liturgical year according to the 1962...
KirchenjahrAll Souls' Day: Meaning, Customs and Indulgence on 2 November
On 2 November the Church prays for all the faithful departed. What All Souls' Day means, where it comes from and which...
KirchenjahrAll Saints’ Day: Meaning and History of the Feast on 1 November
On 1 November the Church honours all the Saints, the known and the unknown. What All Saints’ Day means, where the feast...
KirchenjahrChrist the King: the feast on the last Sunday of October and the Kingship of Christ
On 25 October 2026 the traditional calendar celebrates the Feast of Christ the King. How Pius XI founded the feast in 1925,...