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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liturgical_Year#Catholic_Church_liturgical_year "Liturgical year" (Wikipedia).] | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liturgical_Year#Catholic_Church_liturgical_year "Liturgical year" (Wikipedia).] | ||
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* [http://www.fwdioc.org/worship/Documents/liturgical_cal12.pdf United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, 2012 Liturgical Calendar.] | |||
Revision as of 20:11, 28 November 2011
- The birth of the Messiah
- 6-7 weeks.
- Advent: Four Sundays prior to Christmas day.
- Christmas: December 25 to Baptism of the Lord.
- Following Jesus as a disciple
- 30-34 weeks.
- Ordinary Time: varies.
- The death and resurrection of Jesus
- 14 weeks.
The Liturgical Year also contains Holy Days of Obligation; the number varies by rite and region.
Dynamic Seasons
- The Advent season leads to Christmas day.
- The Christmas season ends with the Baptism of the Lord, the beginning of Jesus' public ministry (i.e., the time that He spent in the company of His disciples).
- Lent leads to Easter Sunday.
- The Easter season culminates on the day of Pentecost.
- Ordinary Time ends with the Feast of Christ, the King. Unlike all of the other feasts of the Church year, the Feast of Christ, the King is concerned with a future event: the end of everything.