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Calendar

Keeps track of the days, months, the year

or season and important dates

The Liturgical Year

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

•A Special season to learn about the life of Christ

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 remember all of the events and teachings of the life of Jesus Christ

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

AdventThe Liturgical Year Begins

November 29, 2015

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

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The Cycle of Feasts and Seasons celebrating Jesus’

life and presence in the Church is called _____

The Cycle of Feasts and Seasons celebrating Jesus’

life and presence in the Church is called the Liturgical

Year..

The season that always begins the Church’s Liturgical

Year is __________.

The season that always begins the Church’s Liturgical

Year is Advent..

A celebration during Advent is __________

A celebration during Advent is blessing of the Advent

Wreath..

During the season of Christmas the priest wears

________.

During the season of Christmas the priest wears

white.

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

The liturgical color which expresses joy, glor and innocence is _______

The liturgical color which expresses joy, glor and innocence is

white.