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The liturgical year is the calendar of the church. In the Catholic Church, for example, most of the year consists of Ordinary time, but there are other times as well. Basic calendar: Advent; Christmas; Ordinary Time; Lent; Easter; Pentecost; Ordinary Time...
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 15y agoThe liturgical year is the year-long cycle of liturgical seasons such as advent, Christmas, Lent, Easter, etc. Wikipedia has an article on it here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liturgical_year
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∙ 13y agoThe cycle of the Liturgical year is the various season's of celebration in the Catholic Church. In the Church there are five different seasons: Advent, Christmas, Ordinary Time, Lent, and Easter which is followed by another period of Ordinary Time.
Advent starts on the fourth Sunday before Christmas and is a time of joyful penance (nowhere near as strict as Lent) in expectation of both Christ's coming at Christmas and His Second Coming in the future.
Christmastide is the joyous celebration of Christ's birth and lasts from December 25-the Sunday after Epiphany.
Ordinary Time is a quiet time in the Church when Jesus' public ministry is focused on.
Lent starts with Ash Wednesday when the people are marked with crosses of ash on their foreheads; this is acts as an outward sign of penance. Lent is a very penitential season when we spend a lot of time fasting and praying in preparation of celebrating Christ's Resurrection at Easter. This season is characterized by abstaining from meat on Friday, giving up something that we take joy in (like TV or soda), and attending devotions like Stations of the Cross.
The season of Lent culminates with Holy Week which begins with Palm Sunday. Palm Sunday celebrates Christ's entry into Jerusalem and includes a reading of Our Lord's entry into Jerusalem and Passion, and the blessing, distribution of, and procession with palms.
Next in Holy Week is Maundy Thursday which commemorates the last Supper. There's a washing of the feet of the 12 apostles (acted out by the priest and 12 congregants.) and a procession with the Blessed Sacrament to the Altar of Repose.
Lastly is Good Friday when we commemorate His Passion. No Mass is celebrated, but there is a ceremony of sorts that takes place called the Veberation of the Cross where congregants go and kiss the parishes crucifix.
Easter is of course the celebration of Christ's Resurrection and starts Saturday evening with the Easter Vigil Mass when new entrants into the Church are Baptized, Confirmed, and receive First Holy Communion.
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∙ 11y agoThe definition of Liturgical year is the cycle of seasons and feasts celebrating Christ with us always................
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When does the Catholic Church change cycles in the Liturgical Year?
The cycle changes with the beginning of a new Liturgical Year on the first Sunday of Advent.
What is a Catholic liturgical year?
The Catholic Liturgical year is the year as celebrated in the Church, wherein the year is divided into the Seasons of Advent, Christmas, Lent, Easter, and Ordinary Time. Also, various days are dedicated to various saints, and feasts of God, Our Blessed Lord, and His Mother.
What is the Catholic year cycle?
Catholic liturgical years come in three cycles for Sunday Cycle A, Cycle B, and Cycle C. . These refer to the cycle of Scripture readings used at Mass. Weekday readings are divided into Year 1 and Year 2
In which Catholic liturgical cycle are we in now December 2017?
Is December 1st Year A, B or C
What do you call the cycle of seasons and feasts celebrating the presence of Jesus Christ with us all the time and the events in his life?
This is what is called the Liturgical year. The liturgical year is broken up into two subsections. One of which is the cycle of Sundays and major feasts (Easter, Pentecost, Christmas, etc.) which is called the Temporal Cycle. The other part is the Sanctoral cycle which celebrates the lives of the saints.
What is the name of the Catholic Church year?
The name of the yearly cycle that the Roman Catholic Church undergoes is called the Liturgical Year. There are several Liturgical Seasons celebrated during the Mass and throughout her Liturgy. They are written in order: Advent/Christmas, Ordinary Time, Lent/Easter, Pentecost (for one week, the Church offers Mass for Pentecost), and Ordinary Time. The Liturgical Year ends on the last week of Ordinary Time, on the feast of Christ the King. Then, the Liturgical Cycle begins again with Advent. It is noteworthy to mention that the Church creates a new Paschal Candle with the current year at the Easter Vigil, on the night before Easter Sunday. There is also a Cycle with the Gospels: Cycle A, Cycle B, Cycle C. In each of these cycles, which changes as does the Liturgical Year, different Gospel authors are read at the Liturgies. I hope this answers your question.
What liturgical year begins Advent 2011?
Roman Catholic AnswerThe year of grace, 2012, begins with the First Sunday of Advent. This year we will be in cycle B.
Is advent the center of the liturgical year?
Easter is the center of the liturgical year.
Does Christ the king end the liturgical year?
It is the last Sunday of the liturgical year.Because the liturgical year begins with the First Sunday of Advent, the end of the liturgical year is actually the Saturday after Christ the King.
Is the feast of Pentecost the last day of the Liturgical Year?
No, the feast of Pentecost is not the last day of the Liturgical year. The last Sunday of the Liturgical Year is the feast of Christ the King. The last day of the Liturgical year would be the following Saturday.
What is another name for Liturgical Year?
In Eastern Orthodoxy, the Church Year or Liturgical Year is referred to as "the Indiction."
What begins th liturgical year?
The first Sunday of Advent is when the new liturgical year is begun
