LITURGICAL CALENDAR

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 Advent is the Season that includes four Sundays
preceding Christmas.
 The Advent Season marks the beginning of the
Liturgical Calendar. It always begins in late
November or early December. On November 30th
or on the Sunday that is the closest to this date.
Advent ends on December 24th before the
evening prayer of Christmas.
Christmas is the season when Catholics
and other Christian Churches give
thanks to God the Father for the birth
of His Son, Jesus Christ.
This Season lasts 12 days, beginning on
Christmas Eve (December 24th) and
continues to the Feast of the Epiphany
(January 6th), Baptism of the Lord.
TheSolemnity of Mary, the
Holy Mother of God is a feast
day of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
The feast is a celebration of
Mary's motherhood of Jesus.
Epiphany celebrates the revelation
of God the Son as a human being in
Jesus Christ. The feast
commemorates the visit of the
Magi to the Child Jesus, and thus
Jesus' physical manifestation to
the Gentiles.
Note that they are not kings who
visited the child Jesus and brought
their gifts to him.
The reason behind why we call them
kings because of the gifts they offer to
the child Jesus.
Incense, Myrrh and Gold.
The Baptism of the Lord
commemorates the baptism of
Jesus in the Jordan River by John
the Baptist. The feast marks the
end of the liturgical season of
Christmas. On the following day
the season of ordinary time begins.
 Lent is a 40-day Liturgical Season that initiates
the most sacred part of the Christian year.
 It begins on Ash Wednesday, covers six
Sundays, and ends at the Mass of the Lord’s
Supper on the evening of Holy Thursday.
 During Lent, Catholics are called to meditate
with awe and thanksgiving on the great Paschal
mystery,
 The season of Lent is a highlight in the Catholic
calendar.
 Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent.
 It occurs 46 days (40 fasting days, if the 6
Sundays, which are not days of fast, are
excluded) before Easter and can fall as early as
February 4th or as late as March 10th.
 According to the gospels of Matthew, Mark and
Luke, Jesus Christ spent 40 days fasting in the
desert, where he endured temptation by Satan.
 Lent originated as a mirroring of this, fasting 40
days as preparation for Easter.
Palm Sunday is celebrated on the
Sunday before Easter.
The feast commemorates Jesus'
triumphal entry into Jerusalem, an
event mentioned in all four Gospels.
Triduum is Latin for “Great
Three Days.”
The Easter Triduum recalls
the events of the First Holy
Thursday, Good Friday, and
Holy Saturday.
 Holy Thursday is the Thursday before Easter.
 It commemorates the Last Supper of Jesus
Christ with the Apostles as described in the
gospels.
 It is the fifth day of Holy Week, and is
preceded by Holy Wednesday and followed by
Good Friday.
 The evening of Holy Thursday begins the Easter
Triduum: Passion, death and resurrection.
Good Friday commemorates the
crucifixion of Jesus Christ and His
death at Calvary.
The holiday is observed during Holy
Week as part of the Paschal Triduum on
the Friday preceding Easter Sunday,
and may coincide with the Jewish
observance of Passover.
 Holy Saturday is the day after Good Friday.
 It is the day before Easter and the last day of
Holy Week in which Christians prepare for
Easter.
 It commemorates the day that Jesus Christ's
body lay in the tomb. On this day, the Blessed
Virgin Mary as Our Lady of Sorrows is assigned
the title Our Lady of Solitude, referring to her
solace and grief at the death of her son Jesus.
 Easter is the greatest Feast of the liturgical year,
the climax and center of the Catholic Liturgical
Calendar.
 It celebrates the glorious Resurrection of the Lord
Jesus at the Masses. (The Council of Nicea in A.D.
325) Easter can be as early as March 22nd and as
late as April 25th. The Easter Season begins with
the celebration of the Easter Vigil on Easter Sunday
and ends 50 days later with Pentecost Sunday.
The Ascension of Our Lord, which
occurs 40 days after Jesus Christ
rose from the dead on Easter,
celebrates the resurrected Jesus
being taken up to Heaven in his
resurrected body, in the presence
of eleven of his apostles.
Pentecost is held on the seventh
Sunday after Easter and celebrates the
descent of the Holy Spirit on the
disciples of Jesus after His Ascension,
as described in the Acts of the
Apostles.
Pentecost is sometimes described as
the "Birthday of the Church."
Trinity Sunday is the Sunday after
Pentecost.
Trinity Sunday celebrates the
doctrine of the Trinity, the three
Persons of God: the Father, the Son,
and the Holy Spirit.
 Christ the King Sunday celebrates the all-
embracing authority of Christ as King and
Lord of the cosmos.
 Officially called the Feast of Our Lord
Jesus Christ the King, it is celebrated on
the final Sunday of Ordinary Time, the
Sunday before Advent.
ADVENT
SEASON
 Advent
The word Advent means "coming" or arrival."
The focus of the entire season is preparation
to celebrate the birth of Jesus the Christ in
his First Advent, and the anticipation of the
return of Christ the King in his Second
Advent.
Advent – (Adventus) latin-
preparation for the coming
of Jesus. It reminds us of
how Jesus came into the
world. It has four weeks to
prepare before Christmas.
Mt. 3:1- 5/Mk 1:1-8
Call to Repent
Advent is first and foremost
an opportunity for us to
renew our awareness that
we stand in need of
salvation, and that only Jesus
Christ can bring us such
salvation.
 The Spirit of Advent

Advent is marked by a spirit of expectation,

of anticipation, of preparation, of longing.
There is a yearning for deliverance from the
evils of the world, first expressed by
Israelite slaves in Egypt as they cried out
from their bitter oppression.
A hope of deliverance by a God
who has heard the cries of
oppressed slaves and brought
deliverance!
The Colors of Advent

• Historically, the primary sanctuary color of

Advent is Purple.
• This is the color of penitence and fasting as
well as the color of royalty to welcome the
Advent of the King.
• The purple of Advent is also the color of
suffering used during Lent and Holy Week. This
points to an important connection between
Jesus’ birth and death.
 In the four weeks of Advent the
third Sunday came to be a time
of rejoicing that the fasting was
almost over (in some traditions it
is called Gaudete Sunday (gau-
DAY-tey), from the Latin word for
"rejoice").
• The circle of the
wreath reminds us of God
Himself, His eternity and
endless mercy, which has
no beginning or end.
• The green of the
wreath speaks of the hope
that we have in God, the
hope of newness, of
renewal, of eternal life.
• Candles symbolize the light of
God coming into the world
through the birth of His son.
• The four outer
candles represent the period of
waiting during the four Sundays
of Advent, which themselves
symbolize the of waiting of the
birth of Christ.
2 Parts of Advent
1.Christ final coming – watchful
/conversion
2.Re-live the expectation of the
people of Israel and the whole of
mankind for the coming of the
Messiah.