80 Throughout the year, even in Ordinary Time (outside of the liturgical periods surrounding Christmas and Easter), the life of the Church is marked by what are called feasts and solemnities. Rarely does a month go by without at least one or two of them. What is the difference between the two? A feast is a day on which the Church celebrates a person or event that is important to the Catholic faith. A solemnity is a feast that is even more important than others; for example, even though common language refers to the “feast” of Christmas, Easter, the Assumption, or Christ the King, these are actually “solemnities,” feasts that have precedence over others. FEASTS AND SOLEMNITIES Feasts and Solemnities
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