THE LITURGICAL YEAR

• Learning Objective: To know why the Church

has a Liturgical Year and why it is important.
What do I KNOW about the Liturgical YEAR?
WHAT would I like to know about the
Liturgical YEAR?
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• 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.
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• Time has an important
place in our spiritual life:
• It helps us reconnect
with God.

• There are two types of

time:
• Chronos and Kairos
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• Chronos is the time
we measure.
• Ex: hours, days,
weeks, minutes
• Kairos is the Lord’s
time.
• It is God’s special
time.
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•The Liturgical
year or Church
calendar helps
us celebrate the
life, death and
resurrection of
Jesus.
 THE LITURGICAL CYCLE
• The Paschal
mystery is
celebrated through
specific seasons.
• There are five
specific seasons in
the Church’s
calendar:
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• 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.
 SCRIPTURE READINGS
DURING THE LITURGICAL
YEAR
• LECTIONARY READINGS
• Vatican II expanded the cycle of Sunday
readings from one year to three (Years A, B,
and C)
• The 3 synoptic Gospels—Mathew, Mark, and
Luke— were assigned for each year. In
general Matthew, Mark and Luke provide a
sequential narrative of the life and ministry of
Jesus.
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DURING THE LITURGICAL
YEAR
On weekdays in
Ordinary Time,
there is a 2 year
cycle numbered I
and II:
Year I is read in
odd number years
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DURING THE LITURGICAL
YEAR
- if a person
attends the Holy
Mass everyday for
3 years, having
been present for
all the readings of
the 3 cycles, most
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• The Church
calendar or
Church year
begins with the
Holy season of
Advent.
• The Church year
begins in late
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• The word
liturgical comes
from the Greek
word liturgy.
• Liturgy meant
“Public Works”
• In Church
language liturgy is
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• Through the
Liturgical
Calendar
Christians
express their
faith in Christ
their saviour.
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• Each season in • Each season has
the Liturgical different
calendar has a religious
particular practices, and
theme. symbols.
• Each season has
a particular
liturgical color.
• Each season
 COLORS OF THE LITURGICAL YEAR
Advent Christmas
Ordinary Lent Easter

Purple White Green Purple White

Symbols
Advent Nativ Chi-Ro Ash Paschal
wreath ity es Candle
 THEMES
Advent Christm Ordina Lent Easter
as ry Time

Awaiting The The Repentan New

for the ce
Messiah
Birth Public Life
Preparin Of Ministr Conversi
g for Christ y on Resurrect
Christma ion
The Of
s Incarnati Penance
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WAYS TO CELEBRATE THESE
SEASONS
Advent Christm Ordina Lent Easter
as ry Time
Prayer Reconciliat Disciples Prayer Sharing
ion hip
Good Acts of Fasting our
following
Kindness faith
deeds Jesus’ Almsgiv with
Peacemaki teaching in
Penanc ng the routine ing others
e of every
day life.
What did I LEARN about the
Liturgical YEAR?