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The Liturgical Year

The document discusses the liturgical year observed by Christians. It is divided into seasons that commemorate Jesus' life, death, and resurrection. The seasons include Advent, Christmas, Ordinary Time, Lent, and Easter. Each season has a particular theme, liturgical color, and associated scripture readings and practices. The liturgical year helps Christians celebrate their faith through recalling the important events in Jesus' life and their own spiritual journey.

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The Liturgical Year

The document discusses the liturgical year observed by Christians. It is divided into seasons that commemorate Jesus' life, death, and resurrection. The seasons include Advent, Christmas, Ordinary Time, Lent, and Easter. Each season has a particular theme, liturgical color, and associated scripture readings and practices. The liturgical year helps Christians celebrate their faith through recalling the important events in Jesus' life and their own spiritual journey.

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The Liturgical Year

Mr. Pablo Cuadra


Religion Class
The Liturgical year
 The notion of time
helps us celebrate
life by marking and
recalling the
important dates
and events in our
lives.

 Ex: Birthdays,
anniversaries ,
graduations, etc.
The Liturgical Year
 Time has an
important place in
our spiritual life:
 It helps us
reconnect with
God.

 There are two


types of time:
 Chronos and
Kairos
The Liturgical Year
 Chronos is the time
we measure.
 Ex: hours, days,
weeks, minutes
 Kairos is the Lord’s
time.
 It is God’s special
time.
 Kairos reveals his
will for our lives.
The Liturgical year
 The Liturgical year
or Church calendar
helps us celebrate
the life, death and
resurrection of
Jesus.
 This is called the
paschal mystery.
The Liturgical Cycle
 The Paschal
mystery is
celebrated through
specific seasons.
 There are five
specific seasons in
the Church’s
calendar:
 Advent, Christmas,
Ordinary Time,
Lent and Easter.
The Liturgical Year
 The Liturgical year
is a cycle of
seasons repeating
itself at the end of
each cycle.
 The Church year or
cycle begins with
Advent and ends
with ordinary
time.
The Liturgical year
 The Church
calendar or Church
year begins with
the Holy season of
Advent.
 The Church year
begins in late
November or Early
December.
 Four weeks prior to
December 25.
The Liturgical Year
 The word
liturgical comes
from the Greek
word liturgy.
 Liturgy meant
“Public Works”
 In Church language
liturgy is the public
worship given to
God.
 I.E. Mass and
sacraments.
Liturgical Year
 Through the
Liturgical Calendar
Christians
express their
faith in Christ
their savior.
 Each season of the
Liturgical year
celebrates an
important aspect of
Christ’s life.
The Liturgical Year
 Each season in the  Each season has
Liturgical calendar different religious
has a particular practices, and
theme. symbols.
 Each season has a
particular liturgical
color.
 Each season
concentrates on
different parts of
the Bible.
Colors of the Liturgical Year
 Advent Christmas Ordinary Lent
Easter

Purple White Green Purple White


Symbols

Advent wreath Nativity Chi-Ro Ashes Paschal Candle


Themes
Advent Christma Ordinar Lent Easter
s y Time

Awaiting The The Repentanc New


for the e
Messiah Birth Public Life
Preparing Of Ministry Conversion
for Resurrectio
Christmas Christ Of n
The Penance
Final Christ
Judgement Incarnation
Witnessing
The Liturgical Year
Ways to Celebrate these
seasons
Advent Christma Ordinar Lent Easter
s y Time

Reconciliatio Discipleshi
Prayer n
Prayer Sharing
p our faith
Good Acts of following Fasting with
Kindness Jesus’
deeds Peacemakin teaching in
Almsgivi others
Penanc g the routine ng
of every day
e life.
The End

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