Lutheran Church Year Calendar
The church year is divided into three main parts, Advent/Christmas, Lent/Easter and Pentecost, which focus on different parts of Jesus' life. Read devotions for important days in the church year below or click on the button to download a free printable calendar.
Commemorations
Commemorations are days set aside to remember important men and women that have gone before us in faith: saints, martyrs, missionaries and more. We commemorate what they have done to the Glory of God during their life.
Feasts & Festivals
A Feast is often a one-day observance of a historical person or a biblical character, sometimes intertwined with Jesus’ earthly ministry. Festivals are usually multiple days and can honor events, such as Reformation Day, or people. All of these days are moments of devotion and reminders of what God has done for us and given us.
Advent and Christmas
At the start of the church calendar, we celebrate Advent and Christmas to prepare for Christ’s coming. During this season, we rejoice in our Savior and celebrate His birth in Bethlehem.
Lent and Easter
Lent is a time of self-reflection and repentance during the second part of the church calendar. Often, we give up something in remembrance of Jesus’ sacrifice for us on the cross.
Pentecost
Pentecost is the final, non-festival part of the church calendar. We focus on Jesus’ ministry and the Early Church, as described in Acts 2. This is the longest season of the year.
