Catholic Feast Days

Celebrate the Catholic liturgical year with delicious recipes, fascinating saint stories, and centuries-old feast day traditions from around the world. In this richly detailed cookbook, Alexandra Greeley brings together mouth-watering dishes inspired by the Church calendar, pairing each recipe with the history, symbols, prayers, customs, and devotions behind the feast.

From Advent cookies and Christmas desserts to Lenten fasting meals and Holy Week traditions, this Catholic cookbook offers something for every season. Discover recipes for Resurrection Rolls, St. Lucia Buns, St. Barbara’s Bread, Pentecost Cake, Zeppole di San Giuseppe, Michaelmas Pie, Tarta de Santiago, Fave dei Morti, and many other traditional Catholic foods.

Explore the fascinating Catholic origins of Waffle Day and Pancake Day, learn about Pope St. John Paul II’s favorite dessert, and prepare festive dishes such as Rachel’s Lamb, Carne Vinha d'Alhos, Bartlemas Beef, Scottish Collops, and St. John’s Wine. You’ll also find special recipes for Advent, Christmas, Candlemas, Shrove Tuesday, Lent, Easter, All Saints’ Day, and Marian feast days.

With engaging reflections and web sources for further exploration, this book is more than a cookbook—it’s a guide to celebrating Catholic feast days through food, faith, family, and tradition. Perfect for Catholic families, home cooks, homeschoolers, parish groups, and anyone interested in the rich culinary traditions of the Catholic Church.

From Sophia Institute Press, discover new ways to celebrate the Catholic liturgical calendar, learn about the lives of the saints, and bring meaningful faith-filled traditions to your table throughout the year.