Experience the entire traditional Catholic year through one of the greatest liturgical and devotional works ever written.

This complete 15-volume set of The Liturgical Year guides the reader through the full cycle of the Church’s seasons, feasts, saints, prayers, and sacred mysteries—from the first Sunday of Advent through the final days of November.

Originally begun by Dom Prosper Guéranger, O.S.B., the great Benedictine restorer of Solesmes, The Liturgical Year was written to help Catholics understand and live the Church’s calendar from within. Rather than presenting the liturgical year as a simple sequence of dates, the series unfolds it as a complete spiritual journey centered on the life of Christ, the work of the Holy Ghost, the Blessed Virgin Mary, and the saints.

Across these fifteen volumes, readers follow the Church through:

• Advent and the preparation for the coming of Christ
• Christmas and Epiphany
• Septuagesima and the traditional preparation for Lent
• Lent, Passiontide, and Holy Week
• Easter and the full Paschal season
• The Ascension and Pentecost
• Trinity Sunday, Corpus Christi, and the Sacred Heart
• The Sundays after Pentecost
• The great feasts of the Blessed Virgin Mary, apostles, martyrs, Doctors, angels, confessors, and saints
• All Saints and All Souls
• The final weeks of the Church year leading back toward Advent

Throughout the series, Scripture, Catholic doctrine, Church history, traditional Mass texts, the Divine Office, ancient hymns, feast-day customs, and spiritual meditations are woven together into a single continuous commentary on the life of the Church.

The result is far more than a collection of devotional books. The Liturgical Year becomes a year-round companion for Catholics who want to understand why the Church prays as she does, why her seasons are arranged as they are, and how the liturgy is meant to shape the Christian soul.

The Complete 15-Volume Collection Includes

Volume 1 — Advent
The four weeks of preparation for the coming of Christ.

Volume 2 — Christmas I
Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, the three traditional Christmas Masses, and the great feasts immediately following the Nativity.

Volume 3 — Christmas II
Epiphany, the Magi, the Baptism of Our Lord, Cana, and the latter part of Christmastide.

Volume 4 — Septuagesima
The traditional pre-Lenten season of Septuagesima, Sexagesima, and Quinquagesima.

Volume 5 — Lent
The first four weeks of Lent, with daily liturgical and spiritual commentary.

Volume 6 — Passiontide & Holy Week
Passion Sunday, Palm Sunday, Tenebrae, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday.

Volume 7 — Paschal Time I
Easter Sunday, the Easter Octave, and the opening days of the Paschal season.

Volume 8 — Paschal Time II
The middle weeks of Eastertide and the Church’s preparation for the Ascension.

Volume 9 — Paschal Time III
The Rogation Days, Ascension, Pentecost, and the completion of the Easter season.

Volume 10 — Time After Pentecost I
Trinity Sunday, Corpus Christi, the Sacred Heart, and the opening weeks after Pentecost.

Volume 11 — Time After Pentecost II
The Sundays after Pentecost, the September Ember Days, and the spiritual growth of the Christian soul.

Volume 12 — Time After Pentecost III
The saints and feasts of June and early July.

Volume 13 — Time After Pentecost IV
The saints and feasts of July and August, including Our Lady of Mount Carmel, the Transfiguration, and the Assumption.

Volume 14 — Time After Pentecost V
The saints and feasts of late summer and autumn, including St. Michael, Our Lady of the Rosary, and the Vigil of All Saints.

Volume 15 — Time After Pentecost VI
All Saints, All Souls, the saints of November, and the close of the liturgical year.

A Complete Catholic Companion for the Entire Year

One of the great strengths of this set is its continuity.

The reader does not encounter isolated reflections, but a single unfolding pattern: expectation in Advent, joy at Christmas, penance in Lent, sorrow during the Passion, triumph at Easter, mission at Pentecost, and spiritual growth throughout the long season that follows.

The saints then appear throughout the year as living examples of what these mysteries produce in the Christian life.

For Catholics attached to the traditional liturgical calendar, this set is especially valuable because it preserves and explains many ancient feasts, octaves, Ember Days, vigils, ceremonies, and seasonal customs that can otherwise be difficult to understand in their proper context.

It is equally useful as a daily devotional companion, a reference work, or a permanent addition to a serious Catholic home library.

Ideal For

• Catholics who want to follow the traditional liturgical year day by day
• Families seeking a year-round Catholic devotional resource
• Readers of traditional Catholic theology and spirituality
• Those who want deeper explanations of the Mass and Divine Office
• Catholics interested in the history and meaning of feast days and Church customs
• Anyone building a serious Catholic home library
• Readers who want the complete work rather than purchasing individual volumes or seasonal bundles

Whether read straight through the year or consulted according to the current feast and season, the complete 15-volume set of The Liturgical Year offers a lifelong guide to praying, understanding, and living with the Church.

Series: The Liturgical Year
Complete Set: Volumes 1–15
Primary Focus: The Entire Traditional Catholic Liturgical Year
Covers: Advent through the close of Time After Pentecost