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Jesus in Love serves gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people who have spiritual interests, and our allies. We promote queer spirituality, books and arts.

Holidays

“Trinity” by Douglas Blanchard

Jesus in Love celebrates religious and spiritual holidays, holy days, feast days, festivals, anniversaries, liturgical seasons and other occasions of special interest to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) and queer people of faith and our allies.  Click for reflections on the holidays by Kittredge Cherry at the Jesus in Love Blog. This calendar is a work in progress.  An alphabetical list is available on our LGBT saints page.

 

Jan. 1 - Bridge of Light: Celebrate the New Year with rainbow candles!

Jan. 6 - Epiphany: 3 kings or 3 queens?

Jan. 12 - Aelred: Gay saint of friendship

Jan. 26 - David Kato: Ugandan LGBT activist


Feb/Mar - Ash Wednesday:  Queer martyrs rise from the ashes

Feb to Apr - Lent: Rainbow cross lights the way for all

Feb. 1 - Brigid and Darlughdach: Brigid loved her female soulmate

Feb. 13 - Polyeuct (and Nearchus): Brothers by affection


Mar/Apr - Holy Week/Easter: Gay Passion of Christ series by Douglas Blanchard

Mar/Apr - Holy Week/Easter: Jesus in Love: At the Cross by Kittredge Cherry

Mar/Apr - Easter: Jesus Rises (Gay Passion of Christ)

Mar/Apr - Easter: Jesus Rises (Jesus in Love: At the Cross)

Mar/Apr - Kuan Yin’s birthday: Kuan Yin reflects the queer Asian Christ

March 7 - Perpetua and Felicity: Friends to the end

March 25 - Annunciation Day: Mary’s ecstasy


Apr/May - Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom Hashoah): We all wear the triangle

April 17 - Juana Ines de la Cruz: Mexican nun who loved a countess

April 22 - Nearchus (and Polyeuct): Brothers by affection

April 22 - Earth Day: Bless the animals

 

May/June - Pentecost: Holy Spirit brings LGBT visions

May 8 - Julian of Norwich: Medieval mystic celebrating Mother Jesus

May (2nd Sunday) - Mother’s Day: Julian of Norwich honors Mother Jesus

May 22 - Harvey Milk Day (birthday):  LGBT rights pioneer fought for equality

May 30 - Joan of Arc: Cross-dressing warrior-saint


June - LGBT Pride Month: Pride prayers and Pride hymns

June (3rd Sunday) - Father’s Day: Reimagining God the Father

June 24 - Hands Around the God Box (1994): Prayer protest for LGBT religious rights

June 28 - Stonewall uprising (1969): Saints of Stonewall launched LGBT movement

 

July 8 - Artemisia Gentileschi: Baroque rape survivor paints strong Biblical women

July 20 - Wilgefortis: Bearded woman saint

July 21 - Symeon and John: The holy fool and the hermit who loved each other

July 22 - Mary Magdalene: Undeserved reputation for sexual sins

July 24 - Boris and George: United in love and death

July 29 - Martha and Mary of Bethany: Sisters or lesbian couple?


Aug/Sep - Krishna’s birthday (Janmashtami): What if Christ and Krishna made love?

Aug. 11 - John Henry Newman and Ambrose St. John: Did the Pope beatify a gay saint?

Aug. 15 - Mary, Diana and Artemis: Feast of Assumption has lesbian goddess roots

Aug. 24 - Bayard Rustin: Gay hero who organized 1963 March on Washington


Sept. 11 - Mychal Judge: Gay saint of 9/11 and chaplain to New York firefighters

Sept. 11 - Mark Bingham: Gay hero of 9/11 died fighting hijackers

Sept. 17 - Hildegard of Bingen and Richardis: Mystic who loved women

Sept. 22 - Tyler Clementi: Gay martyr driven to suicide by bullies

Sept. 28 - Wenceslas and Podiven: Good (gay) King Wenceslas

Sept. 30 - Rumi: Poet and Sufi mystic inspired by same-sex love

 

October - LGBT History Month

Oct. 4 - Francis of Assisi: Loving across boundaries

Oct. 6 - Metropolitan Community Churches founded (1968)

Oct. 7 - Sergius and Bacchus: Ancient Roman soldiers and gay lovers

Oct. (2nd Monday) - Columbus Day: We’wha of Zuni: Two-spirited Native American remembered

Oct. 11- National Coming Out Day

Oct. 12 - Matthew Shepard: Gay martyr and university student

Oct. 20 - Spirit Day: Wear purple to support LGBT youth

Oct. 27 - Allen Schindler: Gay martyr and naval officer

 

Nov/Dec - Advent: From a closet fertilized by hope

Nov. 1 - All Saints Day: Memorial for All Saints / All Souls

Nov. 17 - JesusInLove.org founded (2005)

Nov. 20 - Transgender Day of Remembrance

Nov. 27 - Harvey Milk: LGBT rights pioneer assassinated (1978)

 

Dec. 1 - World AIDS Day: Patron saints of the pandemic bring hope

Dec. 12 - Our Lady of Guadalupe: Artists imagine Queer Lady of Guadalupe

Dec. 14 - John of the Cross: Dark night of a gay soul

Dec. 17 - Lazarus of Bethany: Jesus’ beloved disciple?

Dec. 20 - Ruth and Naomi: Love between women in the Bible

Dec. 25 - Christmas: Queer cheer for Christmas

Dec. 27 - John the Evangelist: The man Jesus loved?

Dec. 28 - Holy Innocents Day: Queer genocide?

Dec. 29 - David and Jonathan: Love between men in the Bible

Dec. 31 - Bridge of Light: New Year’s Eve celebration with rainbow candles

 

More info

Alphabetical list of LGBT saints (Jesus in Love)

Calendar of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Saints (Paul Halsall)

Calendar of LGBT / Queer Saints and Martyrs (Queering the Church)

Beautiful icons of many saints named above are available on plaques, cards, T-shirts, candles, mugs and more at TrinityStores.com.