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The Liturgical YearThe cycle of feasts and seasons celebrating the
events of Jesus’s life and his presence in the
Church
The Liturgical YearThe Church is based on the life
of Christ
The Liturgical calendar is the Church’s own way of marking
the passing of time.
SUNDAY•The Lord’s Day
•Sunday is the day which we celebrate Jesus’ Ressurection
•We go to Mass to give praise and thanks to God
IT IS THE HEART OF THE CHURCH’S LIFE
ORDINARY TIME
•Green is the liturgical color for hope, growth, life
•Color green reminds us of the life and hope that comes from
Christ
ORDINARY TIME
• Twice per Liturgical Year
• In the summer-fall• In winter between Christmas and Lent
ORDINARY TIME
We celebrate all that Jesus gave us through His birth, life, Death,
Resurrection and Ascension.
THE PASCHAL MYSTERY!
ORDINARY TIME
We concentrate on the Word of God
We read from the Gospels of the New Testament in number order,
chapter by chapter
We learn about the whole life of Christ
AdventFour weeks before
ChristmasWe prepare for the birth of
Jesus!Liturgical color is purpleit means preperation,
sorrow for sin. We bless the Advent Wreath
ChristmasBegins on Christmas Day and ends the
day after the Feast of the Baptism of our Lord
January 10, 2016
Liturgical color is whiteit means joy, glory, innocence
THE STORY OF JESUS’ BIRTH
ORDINARY TIME
During Ordinary Time the Church has special days in memory of Mary and the Saints (page 67)
Memorials, Feasts and Solemnities
SOLEMNITY
A solemnity is the highest rank of celebration and is identified in the
calendar with an S. Easter, Christmas, All Saints Day, the Ascension, Corpus
Christi, and other celebrations of events in our Lord’s life on earth and
certain saints are solemnities.Christmas Day, Easter Sunday, Pentecost Sunday for example
FeastsNext Rank Down of Celebrations
The Catholic Church assigns one date out of the year for each and every canonized saint — known as the saint’s feast day. The saints are
remembered on their individual feast days with special mention, prayers,
and possibly a scripture reading.
Memorials
Memorials are the lowest rank and are simply the celebrations of most of the saints. Identified on the
calendar with an M
The Cycle of Feasts and Seasons celebrating Jesus’
life and presence in the Church is called the Liturgical
Year..
Special days to honor saints are ranked in degrees of
solemnity, feast and memorial celebrations
TRUE OR FALSE?
Special days to honor saints are ranked in degrees of
solemnity, feast and memorial celebrations
TRUE