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Liturgical Year

The liturgical year consists of a seasonal cycle that celebrates the Paschal Mystery of Jesus Christ through feasts and seasons such as Advent, Christmas, Lent, Easter, and Ordinary Time. It also includes a sanctoral cycle that commemorates saints. The seasonal cycle guides Catholics in recalling the life, suffering, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ throughout the year. The liturgical calendar organizes these cycles and may include local observances for different Churches.

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Liturgical Year

The liturgical year consists of a seasonal cycle that celebrates the Paschal Mystery of Jesus Christ through feasts and seasons such as Advent, Christmas, Lent, Easter, and Ordinary Time. It also includes a sanctoral cycle that commemorates saints. The seasonal cycle guides Catholics in recalling the life, suffering, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ throughout the year. The liturgical calendar organizes these cycles and may include local observances for different Churches.

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Liturgical Year

"Christ yesterday and today… All time belongs to him and all the ages." (Easter Vigil)
The liturgical year consists of a seasonal cycle and a sanctoral cycle, called the Proper of
Time and the Proper of Saints, respectively. Both are organized and published in a liturgical
calendar, which is also enriched by observances proper to local Churches, whether national,
diocesan, parish-level, or religious community. The Paschal Mystery of Jesus Christ—his
suffering, death, and resurrection—is continuously proclaimed and renewed through celebrating
the events of his life and in the feasts of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the saints.

Liturgical Year
The liturgical year is made up of six seasons:

 Advent - four weeks of preparation before the celebration of Jesus' birth


 Christmas - recalling the Nativity of Jesus Christ and his manifestation to the peoples
of the world
 Lent - a six-week period of penance before Easter
 Sacred Paschal Triduum - the holiest "Three Days" of the Church's year, where the
Christian people recall the suffering, death, and resurrection of Jesus
 Easter - 50 days of joyful celebration of the Lord's resurrection from the dead and his
sending forth of the Holy Spirit
 Ordinary Time - divided into two sections (one span of 4-8 weeks after Christmas
Time and another lasting about six months after Easter Time), wherein the faithful
consider the fullness of Jesus' teachings and works among his people
Advent comes from the Latin word meaning "coming." Jesus is coming, and
Advent is intended to be a season of preparation for His arrival. While we typically regard
Advent as a joyous season, it is also intended to be a period of preparation, much like Lent.
Prayer, penance and fasting are appropriate during this season.

Advent is not as strict as Lent, and there are no rules for fasting, but it is meant to be a period of
self-preparation. The purple color associated with Advent is also the color of penance. The
faithful should fast during the first two weeks in particular and receive the Sacrament of
Reconciliation.

The color of the Third Sunday of Advent is rose. This color symbolizes joy and represents the
happiness we will experience when Jesus comes again. The Third Sunday is a day of anticipatory
celebration. It is formerly called "Gaudete" Sunday; gaudete means "rejoice" in Latin.

Finally, Sundays
during Advent, just as
during Lent, should
not be given to fasting,
but instead to
celebration because we
celebrate the
resurrection of Our
Lord every Sunday. It
is important to
remember, however,
there are no particular
rules for how the laity
should observe
Advent.

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