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Thursday, 11 June 2015

Catholic Liturgical Calendar


There is 6 season in the liturgical calendar which are Advent, Christmas, Lent, Paschal Triduum, Easter, and Ordinary Time. Advent (30 November or on the Sunday that is closest to this date) marks the beginning of the Catholic liturgical calendar and the Solemnity of Christ the King closes the liturgical year.

Advent begins on First Sunday of Advent through 24 December. Liturgical colours of Advent are Purple and Rose, with Rose being used only on the third Sunday of Advent.

Christmas begins on 25 December through The Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. The liturgical colour of Christmas is white. The liturgical colour of Ordinary Time is green, however, as in all seasons, other appropriate colours are worn on particular feast days.

Ordinary Time I (Ordinary Time after the Baptism) begins on the Monday after the Feast of the Baptism through Shrove Tuesday (Tuesday before Ash Wednesday). The liturgical colour of Ordinary Time is green; however, as in all seasons, other appropriate colours are worn on particular feast days.

Lent (inclusive Paschal Triduum) begins on Ash Wednesday through Holy Saturday. The liturgical colours of Lent are violet or purple. the colour rose is used on Laetare Sunday (Fourth Sunday during Lent). The colour red is used on Passion Sunday (Palm Sunday), and on Good Friday. White or violet is worn on Holy Thursday and Holy Saturday.

Paschal Triduum is Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday.

Easter begins on Easter Vigil though Pentecost Sunday. The liturgical colours of Easter are white, for most days, and red for Pentecost.

Ordinary Time I (Ordinary Time after Pentecost) begins on the Monday day after Pentecost Sunday through the Solemnity of Christ the King. The liturgical colour of Ordinary Time is green; however, as in all seasons, other appropriate colours are worn on particular feast days.


Advent ~ 4 weeks of preparation for Christmas.

Christmas ~ Birth of Jesus, our Lord and Saviour.
Holy Family ~ Jesus, Mary and Joseph, the Holy Family of Nazareth the proper to the Christian. family.
Mary the Mother of God (1 January) ~ Divine and virginal motherhood of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Epiphany ~ Christ's manifestation of Himself to the world.
Baptism of the Lord ~ Jesus' baptism by John in the river Jordan.

Ordinary Time I

Lent 
Ash Wednesday
Passion (Palm) Sunday
Paschal Triduum (Easter Sacred Triduum)
Holy Thursday (Maundy Thursday)
Good Friday
Holy Saturday

Easter
Easter Vigil ~ The Resurrection of Christ.
Easter Sunday ~ Celebrate the Resurrection.
Second to Sixth Sundays after Easter
Ascension of the Lord ~ Seventh Sunday after Easter, the entry of Jesus’ humanity into Divine glory in God’s heavenly Kingdom, 40 days after His Glorious Resurrection.
Pentecost Sunday ~ Marks the end of Easter season, the fiftieth day after Easter. Commemorates the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on the apostles, the Church's foundation, and the beginning of its mission to all nations and peoples. 

Ordinary Time II
Trinity Sunday ~ honouring the Holy Trinity, the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, unite as One eternal God.
Body and Blood of Christ ~ recounts the events of the Last Supper when Jesus changed bread and wine into His Body and Blood.
Ordinary Time II (part 2)
Solemnity of Christ the King ~ the supreme authority of Christ over his creation especially human beings and their institutions.

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