CLVE L4 Spupplimental Liturgical Calendar

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?

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
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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.
 Kairos reveals his will for our
lives.
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 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.
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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.
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 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.
• Four Sundays prior to
December 25
• Color: Purple
• Signify the beginning of
the New Liturgical Year
• December 25 until
the Epiphany
Sunday (January)
• Color: White
• Ordinary Time (Part I)
• From Feast of the Baptism
of the Lord to the 7 th
Sunday in Ordinary Time.

• Color: Green
• Lenten Season (40 days)
from Ash Wednesday to the
Feast of the Holy
Eucharist.
• Color: Purple
• Easter Season from Easter
Sunday until the Feast of
Pentecost (Pentecost
Sunday)
• Color: White
• Ordinary Time (Part II
• From 8 Sunday of the
th
Ordinary Time until the

34 Sunday (Feast of Christ
th
the King)
• Four Sundays prior to
December 25
• Color: Purple
• Signify the beginning of
the New Liturgical Year
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 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.
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 Through the Liturgical
Calendar Christians
express their faith in
Christ their saviour.
 Each season of the
Liturgical year celebrates
an important aspect of
Christ’s life.
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 Each season in the  Each season has
Liturgical calendar has different religious
a particular theme.
 Each season has a practices, and
particular liturgical symbols.
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 Christmas Ordinary Lent Easter

Time
Awaiting The Birth The Public Repentance New Life
for the Of Christ Ministry
Messiah The Of Christ Conversin Resurrection
Preparing Incarnatio
for n Penance Witnessing
Christmas
Final
Judgement
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WAYS TO CELEBRATE THESE SEASONS
Advent Christmas Ordinary Lent Easter

Time
Prayer Reconciliation Discipleship Prayer Sharing
Acts of following
Good Fasting our faith
Kindness Jesus’
teaching in with
deeds Peacemaking
the routine of
Almsgivin others
Penance every day life. g
Advent in 2 Minutes - YouTube
• Advent means ‘the coming’ of something.
• Advent is a period lasting FOUR Sundays

(not weeks!) preparing for the celebration
of Jesus’ birth.
• The first Sunday of Advent also marks the

beginning of the Christian Church's year.
• Because the celebration is such an

important event, Christians want to make
themselves completely ready.
Why is the Advent Wreath so special to
Christians?
• The circle of the wreath reminds Christians

of God, His eternity and endless mercy, which
has no beginning or end.
• The green of the wreath speaks of the hope

that Chrisitans have in God, the hope of
newness, of renewal, of eternal life.
Why have four candles on the Advent
Wreath?
• The four outer candles represent the period

of waiting during the four Sundays of Advent
• The green of the wreath speaks of the hope

that Christians have in God, the hope of
newness, of renewal, of eternal life.
The four traditional advent themes
• The Candle of HOPE
• The Candle of PEACE
• The Candle of LOVE
• The Candle of JOY
• A fifth candle is sometimes lit in the middle

to celebrate the birth of Jesus
CLASS ADVENT WREATH
• In pairs think about what your themes
or preparations could be for this
time/season write a list…..
• Draw around your hand on the green
card
• Along each finger write one of your
advent themes/preparations
• Cut out and hand in/stick on card circle
to make a big class advent wreath
• Advent: 'Waiting For Jesus' - YouTube
What did I LEARN about the Liturgical
YEAR?

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THE LITURGICAL YEAR

Learning Objective: To know why the Church

WHAT would I like to know about the Liturgical YEAR?

 There are two types of

 The Liturgical year is a cycle

Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Ordinary Time until the

 Advent Christmas Ordinary Lent Easter

Purple White Green Purple White

Advent wreath Nativity Chi-Ro Ashes Paschal Candle

Advent Christmas Ordinary Lent Easter

Advent Christmas Ordinary Lent Easter

• Advent is a period lasting FOUR Sundays

• The first Sunday of Advent also marks the

• Because the celebration is such an

• The circle of the wreath reminds Christians

• The green of the wreath speaks of the hope

• The four outer candles represent the period

• The green of the wreath speaks of the hope

• The Candle of PEACE

• The Candle of LOVE

• The Candle of JOY

• A fifth candle is sometimes lit in the middle

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