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The Catholic Church & “The Liturgical Year” Deacon Bob Kepshire RCIA Class St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Church November 6, 2014
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The Catholic Church

&

“The Liturgical Year”

Deacon Bob Kepshire

RCIA Class

St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Church

November 6, 2014

OBJECTIVES

Define Liturgy

Define Liturgical Year

Define Liturgical Calendar

Gain An Understanding of the Lectionary Cycle

Describe the Liturgical Colors

Gain an Understanding of the Liturgical

Seasons

What is Liturgy?

In Christian Use…

Eastern Churches almost always

associated with the Eucharistic

Sacrifice “Divine Liturgy”

Western Churches…either the

celebration of the Mass or the

whole collection of official

services used in public worship

What is the Origin of Our Liturgy?

The origin of Liturgy is found in the institution by

Christ of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, and the

Sacraments, as well as in his example and precepts

concerning the necessity and mode of prayer

While Christ laid down the essentials, he left the

development of details to his Church, to carry out

this task under the guidance of the Holy Spirit

Who Celebrates the Liturgy?

It is the whole community, the Body of Christ

united with its head that celebrates

Liturgical services are not private functions but

are celebrations of the Church which is ‘the

sacrament of unity,’ namely, the holy people

united and organized under the authority of the

bishops

Therefore, liturgical services pertain to the whole

Body of the Church

When is the Liturgy Celebrated?

Sunday is the pre-eminent day for the liturgical

assembly, when the faithful gather “to listen to

word of God and take part in the Eucharist…thus

calling to mind the Passion, Resurrection, and

glory of the Lord Jesus, and giving thanks to God

who ‘has begotten them again, by the

resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead’ unto

a living hope”

What is the Liturgical Year?

The liturgical year is the

temporal structure within

which the Church

celebrates the holy

mysteries of Christ…

…"From the Incarnation

and the Nativity to the

Ascension, to Pentecost

and to the wait in joyful

hope for the Lord's coming"

What is the Liturgical Calendar?

A tool that kindles the hearts of

Catholics so that they may

remember God’s plan of

salvation that was

accomplished through the birth,

life, death and rising of Jesus

Christ

Follows a three-year cycle,

each represented by the letters:

“A” – “B” – “C”

The Lectionary Cycles

The "Lectionary," the Mass readings from

the Holy Bible, follows a Sunday cycle as

well as a weekday cycle

Year “A” Gospels primarily by Matthew

Year “B” Gospels primarily by Mark

Year “C” Gospels primarily by Luke

Note: The Gospel of John is proclaimed

on particular Sundays in each of the

years

The Lectionary Cycles

On weekdays in Ordinary Time, there is a 2 year

cycle numbered I and II:

Year I is read in odd numbered years

Year II is read in even numbered years

If a person attends the Holy Mass everyday for

three years, having been present for all the

readings of the three cycles, most of the Holy

Bible will have been read to them during that

time frame

The Seasons of the

Liturgical Calendar

There are six Seasons within the Liturgical Calendar…

Advent Christmas Lent /Triduum Easter Ordinary Time

Liturgical Colors

White: Purity, Innocence, Joy, Triumph, Glory

Red: Charity

Violet: Royalty, Suffering, Expectation, Penance

Rose: Joy

Green: Hope, Growth

White (may also use Gold)

Seasons of Christmas and Easter

Feasts of the Lord (other than His Passion)

Feasts of Mary, the Angels, Apostles & Saints who were not martyrs

All Saints (November 1st) & may be used on All Souls (November 2nd)

Weddings, Baptisms, & Funerals

Red

Palm Sunday

Good Friday

Pentecost

“Birthday” Feasts of the

Apostles & Evangelists

Celebrations of Saints who

were martyred

Violet

Season of Lent

Season of Advent

May be used for Funerals

May be used on All Souls

Day (November 2nd)

Rose

3rd Sunday of Advent

(Gaudete Sunday)

4th Sunday of Lent

(Laetare Sunday)

Green

Used throughout Ordinary Time

ADVENT

The liturgical season of

spiritual preparation before

Christmas

The Season of Advent begins

on the Sunday closest to the

Feast of St. Andrew the Apostle

(November 30th)

It spans four Sundays and

four weeks, with the last week

usually shortened according to

what day of the week Christmas

falls on

Advent comes from the

Latin word “adventus”

which means “coming”

The importance of the

Advent Season is to

focus on the coming of

the Lord Jesus Christ

The first Sunday of Advent marks the beginning of a new liturgical year…which will be Cycle “B – I”

In 2014, Advent begins on Sunday, November 30th

Advent concludes with the start of the Christmas Season, which is on Thursday, December 25, 2014

Catechism of the Catholic Church

Stresses the two-fold meaning of the “coming”…

…“When the Church celebrates the liturgy of Advent

each year, she makes present this ancient expectancy

of the Messiah, for by sharing in the long preparation

for the Savior’s first coming, the faithful renew their

ardent desire for his second coming.” (CCC 524)

The focus of the entire season is the celebration of …

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 is far more than simply marking a 2,000 year

old event in history

It is celebrating a truth about God, the revelation of

God in Christ whereby all of creation might be

reconciled to God

CHRISTMAS

Christmas is more than

just a day…rather it is a

season

The liturgical Season of

Christmas begins with

the vigil Masses on

Christmas Eve and

concludes with the Feast

of the Baptism of the

Lord on January 11, 2015

While the Solemnity of

the Birth of Our Savior

in fact ranks after

Easter and Pentecost,

it remains the most

popular celebration of

the Church year,

focused on our wonder

at the sublime mystery

of the Incarnation

LENT / HOLY TRIDUUM

The Season of Lent extends

from Ash Wednesday

(February 18, 2015) to the

evening Mass of the Lord’s

Supper on Holy Thursday (April 2, 2015)

Lent is the penitential season

set aside by the Church in

order for the faithful to

prepare for the celebration of

the Lord’s Passion, Death

and Resurrection

During this holy season, inextricably connected to the Paschal Mystery, the Catechumens prepare for Christian initiation, and current Church members prepare for Easter by a recalling of Baptism and by works of penance…

Prayer

Fasting

Almsgiving

The two elements which are especially characteristic of Lent…

Baptism (the recalling of baptism or the preparation for it)

Penance

The Holy Triduum is comprised of three

Sacred Days…

Holy Thursday

Good Friday

Holy Saturday

Holy Thursday

Holy Thursday we celebrate

the events of the Last

Supper

At the Last Supper that

Jesus instituted the pillars

of our Catholic faith…

The Eucharist

The Priesthood

Mass

At the Last Supper,

Jesus washed the feet

of his disciples

demonstrating that we

all must be willing to

serve one another

During the Mass, the

clergy wash the feet of

several members of

the Parish

Following the Holy

Thursday Mass; Adoration

of the Holy Eucharist

continues until midnight

This symbolizes the time

Jesus spent in prayer in

Garden of Gethsemane

We remember the Passion and death of our Lord Jesus Christ

We have a Good Friday service but there is no Mass

During this service our Gospel reading details the events of our Lord’s Passion

We venerate the Cross honoring our Lord’s sacrifice for us

Good Friday

Holy Saturday/Easter Vigil Mass

At the Easter Vigil Mass

we celebrate the

Resurrection of our Lord

Jesus Christ

At this service our

catechumens and

candidates will enter the

Church through the

Sacraments of Initiation…

Baptism

Confirmation

Holy Eucharist

EASTER

Easter is not one day

or one solemnity…it is

a fifty day celebration,

extending from Easter

Sunday to Pentecost

Sunday

A season of solemnity

and exaltation at the

triumph of Jesus over

sin and death

ORDINARY TIME

There is nothing ordinary

about “Ordinary Time”

It is a time of spiritual

growth, as we learn from

the life and teachings of

Jesus Christ

This is the part of the

Liturgical Year in which

Christ walks among us

and transforms our lives

Ordinary comes from the Latin word “Ordinalis” which refers to numbers in a series

In Ordinary Time the Sundays/weeks are ordered or numbered

Following the Season of Christmas, Ordinary Time will extend to the beginning of Lent on Ash Wednesday

Following the Season of Easter we enter a second and longer period of Ordinary Time that will last until Advent

Holy Days of Obligation

Most days of obligation fall on a Sunday, however,

there are special Feasts in the Liturgical Calendar

that fall during the week

The number of days of obligation may vary from

country to country. In the United States, the

following 6 days of obligation are observed

Christmas Day (December 25th)

Mary, the Mother of God (January 1st)

The Ascension (7th Sunday of Easter)

The Assumption of Mary (August 15th)

All Saint’s Day (November 1st)

The Immaculate Conception (December 8th)

QUESTIONS?


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