Christmas Octave 2024

Christmas Octave 2024. The catholic calendar has several ways to divide the christmas season. This sacred octave, spanning eight days from december 25th to january 1st, offers a unique space for continued celebration and reflection on the profound.

The octave day of christmas solemnity of mary, the holy mother of god read we close out the christmas octave—the eight days following the birth of christ. In reality, christmas happens for us every day, for every time we offer the eucharistic sacrifice, god once more becomes man—for us;