LITURGICAL CALENDAR LITURGICAL YEAR NOTES This is the

LITURGICAL CALENDAR

LITURGICAL YEAR NOTES This is the annual cycle of the mysteries of Christ, the Blessed Virgin Mary, the angels and saints. Purpose: § to live the mystery of Christ throughout the entire year § redeem and sanctify (________) time How does the Church celebrate the Liturgical year? § In the Mass, Liturgy of the Hours, and other forms of public worship

CYCLES Temporal Cycle: time and seasons; focuses on the life of Christ Sanctoral Cycle: celebrates the Virgin Mary, saints, & angels

DEVELOPMENT BEGINNING o Local churches and dioceses celebrated certain anniversaries 1568 o Pius V created a universal calendar o 87 feasts 1605 o Clement VIII increased the number of feasts

DEVELOPMENT (CON’T) 1911 1958 o. Pius X had 266 feasts o 338 feasts PROBLEM!! The temporal cycle needs to take priority over Sanctoral 1964 o Paul VI reduced the number of feasts to 150 in order to show the priority of the temporal cycle over the sanctoral cycle

RANKING OF DAYS Length: evening to evening (sunset to sunset) 1. Solemnities – celebrate events, mysteries, or people of great importance and universal significance in salvation history - 24 in the general calendar (ex. St. Joseph Husband of Mary, Christmas, Easter) - Begin the evening before (vs. midnight) 2. Feasts - 25 in the general calendar. All fixed dates except the Holy Family 3. Memorials – 159 in the general calendar (+6 in the US) - All fixed dates Obligatory (71) – ex. St. Scholastica Optional (94) – ex. St. Blase 4. Ferial – weekday with no feast

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HDO’S (HOLY DAYS OF OBLIGATION) January 1 – Mary, Mother of God August 15 – Assumption November 1 – All Saints December 8 – Immaculate Conception December 25 – Christmas Ascension – 40 days after Easter (All Sundays)

COLORS White v Feasts of Jesus, Mary, angels, saints v For funerals v Symbolizes innocence, purity, virginity, victory Green v Ordinary Time v Symbolizes hope, growth, life Violet v Advent, Lent v Symbolizes preparation, sorrow for sin, repentance Why not PURPLE? § Purple is a sign of royalty. What are we doing during the seasons of violet?

COLORS Red v Holy Spirit, Apostles, Evangelists, Martyrs v Symbolizes sacrifice, blood, zeal Rose v 3 rd Sunday of Advent GAUDETE SUNDAY v 4 th Sunday of Lent LAETARE SUNDAY v Symbolizes joy Black v Funerals, Ash Wednesday, All Souls Day v Symbolizes death o All Souls Day = violet, white, black

LITURGICAL SEASONS ADVENT • Memorial of Christ’s first coming • Prepare for the second coming of Christ • Begins: Sunday nearest November 30 th CHRISTMAS § Begins on Christmas Eve § Prepare for the second coming of Christ ORDINARY TIME I § Celebrating the mysteries of Christ

LITURGICAL SEASONS LENT § Begins on Ash Wednesday § No Alleluias, no bells § Purpose: 1. to prepare the faithful to recall Baptism and do penance 2. to prepare candidates and catechumens for Baptism TRIDUUM § Begins in the evening on Holy Thursday § Colors: 1. Holy Thursday – White 2. Good Friday – Red 3. Holy Saturday/Easter Vigil and Easter Sunday– White

LITURGICAL SEASONS EASTER § The Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal (spring) equinox § Climax of liturgical year § Begins Easter Vigil § Color of Easter Sunday and Easter Season is white ORDINARY TIME II § Celebrate the mysteries of Christ’s life and teachings

CALENDAR WORKSHEET Beginning of the Liturgical Year: __________ Ending of the Liturgical Year: __________

Seasons, Movable Solemnities, and Feasts Principle 1. ADVENT Begins on the vigil of the First Sunday of Advent - 1 st Sunday Advent Sunday nearest November 30 th - (Gaudete Sunday) 3 rd Sunday of Advent Color Begins (Vigil)* Ends

Seasons, Movable Solemnities, and Feasts Principle 2. CHRISTMAS Begins Christmas Eve December 24 th - Holy Family 1 st Sunday after Christmas - Epiphany 2 nd Sunday after Christmas - Baptism of the Lord 3 rd Sunday after Christmas 3. ORDINARY TIME I Begins Monday after Baptism of the Lord Color Begins (Vigil) Ends

Seasons, Movable Solemnities, and Feasts 6. EASTER - Easter Sunday - Ascension - Pentecost Principle Begins at the Easter Vigil (Holy Saturday evening see above) Sunday after the 1 st full moon after the vernal equinox - Find the Vernal Equinox - 1 st full moon after equinox - Sunday after 1 st full moon 40 days after Easter counting Sundays 50 days after Easter counting Sundays Color Begins Ends

Seasons, Movable Solemnities, and Feasts 5. TRIDUUM “ 3 days” (Holy Week) - Holy Thursday Principle Begins evening Holy Thursday Ends evening of Easter Sunday Thursday before Easter Sunday - Good Friday before Easter Sunday - Holy Saturday before Easter Sunday Color Begins (Vigil) Ends

Seasons, Movable Solemnities, and Feasts Principle 4. LENT Begins with Ash Wednesday - Ash Wednesday Count back 40 days from Easter - do not count the Sundays - St. Joseph Husband of Mary Always celebrated - March 19 th is customary but it may be moved during Lent - (Laetare Sunday) 4 th Sunday of Lent Palm Sunday before Easter Color Begins Ends

Seasons, Movable Solemnities, and Feasts Principle 7. ORDINARY TIME II Monday after Pentecost - Trinity Sunday after Pentecost - Corpus Christi Sunday after Trinity Sunday - Sacred Heart Friday after Corpus - Immaculate Heart Christi Saturday after Sacred Heart - Christ the King Sunday before the 34 th week of Ordinary Time Color Begins Ends

O. T. II ADVENT 11/24 12/2 1 st day of Advent 11/25 12/3 11/26 12/4 11/27 12/5 Thursday 11/28 12/6 Friday 11/29 12/7 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Saturday 11/30 12/1 NLY 12/8

ADVENT CHRISTMAS 12/16 Sunday Guadete Sun. Monday Tuesday 12/17 12/18 12/23 ds n E Eve t s n a e Adv hristm C 12/25 Christmas 12/24 12/19 12/26 Thursday 12/20 12/27 Friday 12/21 12/28 Saturday 12/22 12/29 Wednesday Do not copy! Wrong dates

CHRISTMAS O. T. I Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday 1/6 1/13 Epiphany Baptist of the Lord 1/7 1/14 1/8 1/15 1/9 1/16 Thursday 1/10 1/17 Friday 1/11 1/18 Saturday 1/12 1/19 O. T. I Begins

O. T. I LENT Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday 2/3 2/10 2/4 2/11 2/5 2/12 O. T. I Ends 2/6 2/13 Ash Wed. Lent Begins Thursday 2/7 2/14 Friday 2/8 2/15 Saturday 2/9 2/16

LENT TRIDUUM EASTER 3/24 Sunday Palm Sunday 3/31 EASTER 3/25 4/1 3/26 4/2 3/27 4/3 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 3/28 Le rs. 4/4 u h ly T s nd E t n Ho 3/29 Good Friday 4/5 t. 4/6 a S Saturday 3/30 y l Ho Easter Vigil

EASTER O. T. II 5/12 5/19 5/13 5/20 5/14 5/21 5/15 5/22 Thursday 5/16 5/23 Friday 5/17 5/24 Saturday 5/18 5/25 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Pentecost O. T. II Begins