Sacred

REVIEW
• How does the practice of Lectio
Divina contribute to a deeper
understanding of Scripture?
• What are the other important
concepts that you have learned
from our previous topic?
Group Activity “celebration snapshot”
Think of significant Christian
celebrations or Liturgical Seasons and
write it in your notebook. (As many as
you can)
Name the celebration and give a brief
explanation why is it meaningful to
Christians.
One member will report 2 celebrations.
• How can engaging in the liturgical
celebrations (e.g. School Masses,
prayer services) foster a deeper
connection to your faith?
• In what ways does participating in
the liturgy shape your
understanding of community?
-Etymology of the Word
The term LITURGY:
it has 4 equivalent words in Greek
namely;
LETOURIA, LETOURGIA,

Liturgy is from 2 Greek words compounded,

namely;
LAOS = people, assembly, public
ERGON = work, service
THUS, LITURGY means PUBLIC SERVICE
-Development of its Usage
1. PRE-CHRISTIAN ERA (HELLENISTIC PERIOD)
A.) leitourgia (Leitourgia) means public works or state
projects. It is work, activity, or service for the people
and for the benefit of the community.
2 types of Liturgy
CYCLICAL – done by a particular group
- service for the city - games, festivals
EXTRA ORDINARY – emergency activity for the city
eg. War – navy and army for military service.
THUS, DURING THIS TIME, THE MEANING OF
LITURGY IS STILL VERY SECULAR BUT WITH
SENSE OF OBLIGATION.
B.) EARLY RELIGIOUS USAGE
For the Greeks, Liturgy has become more
frequently used in socio, civic, and political
areas.
Then a development came when it was seen
as service to the gods in their “mystery
religions”.

Thus, the development of the usage of liturgy

begun with service, public in character and a
sense of obligation,
and later on became the service for the gods
with its cultic significance.
2. EARLY CHRISTIAN ERA
We can find the Christian sense of the use of
Liturgy in the Christian ritual of worship
(Acts 13:2).
Liturgy is either used for a formal worship rendered
by people led by the priest or used by a small group
of Christians even without the presence of a priest.

THUS, LITURGY
WAS NARROWED DOWN TO DESIGNATE
PUBLIC WORSHIP OF THE CHURCH
3. ROMAN CATHOLIC TRADITION
-Liturgy designates the official public
worship of the Church.
OFFICIAL means that it is authorized by
and takes place in communion with
the local bishop according to the
norms approved by the Roman See.
PUBLIC means that it is the activity of an
assembly of believers visibly
gathered.
WORSHIP means that it is a prayer.
(cite some examples)
 NOTE:
the word “Liturgy” today is
EXCLUSIVELY USED in its
CULTIC SENSE
or in other words in religious context
and unlike in the past,
It is VERY SECULAR.
• In what ways do you see the
Holy Spirit at work during the
celebration of the Sacred
Liturgy?
-Essence of Liturgy
ACCORDING TO SACROSANCTUM CONCILIUM # 7:
LITURGY is:
- “an exercise of the priestly office of
Jesus Christ,”
-“the whole public worship performed by
the Mystical Body of Christ, that is,
by the Head and his members.”
- “an action of Christ the Priest and of his
Body which is the Church.”
THUS, THE ESSENCE OF LITURGY IS ALWAYS IN THE
FIRST PLACE
COMMUNION or FELLOWSHIP
with JESUS CHRIST.
That is why, celebrating the Liturgy means
encountering Christ, who is one with the Father
and the Holy Spirit: allowing him to act, listening to
him, responding to Him.

In reference to SC #7, it includes the basic concept of

the Presence of Christ in the celebration of the
LITURGY.
 In the whole liturgical celebration, JESUS CHRIST
IS PRESENT most especially:
1. . Through the Sacred Species: the Bread and Wine
became the (BODY AND BLOOD of CHRIST)
through the process of TRANSUBSTANTIATION.
2. Through the “PRIEST” who is acting
“In Persona Christi”
3. “when the holy scriptures are read”
4. “when the Church (people of God) prays and sings”

THUS, JESUS CHRIST HIMSELF IS THE ONE WHO

CELEBRATES THE LITURGY
(WE ONLY PARTICIPATE)
If Liturgy is a celebration where we encounter
Jesus Christ our Lord, what is then our
disposition in participating in every liturgical
celebration?

SC #14
“LITURGY CALLS FOR OUR FULL, ACTIVE,
CONSCIOUS PARTICIPATION.”
• How can you integrate the Liturgical
Seasons to your other subjects or
disciplines?
• Can you relate this topic with music?
• What SDG is applicable to this
lesson?
-Liturgical Celebrations
1. 7 SACRAMENTS:
Baptism, Confirmation, Eucharist,
Penance, Anointing of the Sick, Holy
Orders, Matrimony.
2. LITURGY OF THE HOURS
Praying the Breviary
3. HOLY HOUR
Adoration before the Blessed
Sacrament
 HOLY
HOUR

BREVIARY
 Ecclesiastes 3: 1-4

• “There is a time for

everything, and a season
for every activity in
heavens…”
 Assessment: Recitation

• How does the liturgy or

liturgical seasons help
Christians to live out the
mystery of Christ in their own
lives?
 Assignment

• Research about the

Catholic Liturgical
Calendar
-Liturgical Calendar
A. OVERVIEW OF THE
CHURCH’S YEAR
B. LITURGICAL SEASONS
C. LITURGICAL DAYS
D. LITURGICAL COLORS
-A. Calendar of the Church

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- B.Liturgical Seasons
The acronym ACOLPEO is the order of the different
liturgical seasons of the Church calendar.

A - dvent
C – hristmas
O – rdinary time, Part 1
L - ent
P – aschal Triduum
E - aster
O – rdinary time, Part 2
ADVENT SEASON:
-in this season, we prepare ourselves
for the first coming of Jesus, who is the
Messiah (Savior).
-the attitude here is hopeful waiting

-In our tradition, we assemble an advent

wreath to mark the passage of this season.

PURPLE is the Color of this Season:

- signifies the Royalty of the One who is
to come, JESUS CHRIST.
- the PENITENTIAL TONE of Advent.
CHRISTMAS SEASON:
- In this season, the central celebration is the
Birth of Jesus Christ.
- Moreover, It includes the following:
- Solemnity of Mary as the Mother of
God (Jan. 1)
- Epiphany (Jan. 6)
- Feast of Holy Family (1st Sunday
after Dec. 25)
WHITE & GOLD:
- It signifies the joyous tone of this
season.
ORDINARY SEASON (1 st part)
-in this season, It prepares us for the
upcoming celebration of other season
- This season starts on the Sunday of
Jesus’ Baptism in the Jordan River

GREEN is the Color of this Season:

- It signifies the season of GROWTH.
LENT:
- In this Season, we Christians commemorate
the PASCHAL MYSTERY OF JESUS CHRIST:
passion, death, & resurrection.
- it begins with the OBSERVANCE OF
ASH WEDNESDAY which leads to:
- PASCHAL TRIDUUM:
Holy Thursday,
Good Friday,
Black Saturday
PURPLE: symbolizes penitence.
EASTER SEASON:
- In this Season, we Christians celebrates
the TRIUMPH OF JESUS CHRIST OVER
DEATH IN HIS RESURRECTION.
WHITE /GOLD are the Colors of this
Season:
- it symbolizes that CHRIST IS THE LIGHT OF
THE WORLD that permeates in all aspects of
life and joy and festivity about the resurrection
of the Lord. (USE OF PASCHAL CANDLE)
PENTECOST SUNDAY- marks the end of
this season. The color here is RED, which
symbolizes the flame of the Holy Spirit.
ORDINARY SEASON (2nd part):
- It is simply known as, “The time throughout
the year” in which no particular aspect of
the mystery of Christ is celebrated,
-But rather the Christ event in all its fullness and
especially the power of Christ revealed and
manifested in the saints of the church.
- this season will start from Monday after
Pentecost until Saturday before First
Sunday of Advent.

GREEN is the Color of this Season.

- C.Liturgical Days
SUNDAY
-is the original feast day and the
weekly commemoration of the
Resurrection of the Lord going
back to the apostolic times.
-Thus, it is a day of special importance
and can be replaced only by
solemnities or feasts of the Lord
 SOLEMNITY
is a feast day of greatest importance and can
have as its content a mystery of the Lord or a saint.
It begins not only at midnight but on the evening of
the preceding day to allow a good spiritual
preparation and to set the mood of festivity.
January 1 – Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God
January 6 – Epiphany
March 19 - St. Joseph 25 – Annunciation
June 24 – John the Baptist 29 – Peter and Paul
August 15 – Assumption
November 1 – All Saints
December 8 – Immaculate Conception 25 – Christmas
Movable Feasts – Holy Trinity - Corpus Cristi
– Sacred Heart of Jesus – Christ the King
 FEASTS
- are commemorative celebrations of an
event of the life of Christ or of a saint
that is of special importance.
(e.g. February 2: Presentation of the Lord,
August 6: Transfiguration).

A Christian feast has three aspects:

a. An acknowledgment of the loving deed of God
b. The response to it from the part of man.
c. The community dimension of the feast
 TAKE NOTE OF THIS! :
Feasts of the Saints has a CHRISTOCENTRIC and
THEOCENTRIC dimension.
Saints are signs of the power of the grace of
God and proclaim the wonderful works of Christ.
When the church celebrates feasts of the
Saints, she never prays to the Saints but addresses
always God who manifests Himself in them.
The Saints themselves did not have anything else in
mind than to be witnesses of God’s love and
sanctity.
SAINTS did not intend to attract people
to themselves, but to bring people to God.
 MEMORIAL

-is a simple remembrance of a saint, and

whenever possible it is celebrated on his/her
birthday to eternal life, i.e. on the day of
his/her death.
- D.Liturgical Colors
The traditional meaning assigned to each color is as
follows:

White – purity and integrity of life

Red - offering of one’s life for God
Green - hope and the vitality of the life of faith
Violet - penance
Black - mourning
Pink - anticipatory joy in a time of penance
Yellow/Gold - highest celebration or great
solemnity
- Liturgy in Christian Life
In the very special way, during the
celebration of the Liturgy of the Holy
Eucharist particularly during the
DISMISAL:
“THE MASS HAS BEEN OFFERED/
ENDED, GO FORTH AND SPREAD
THE LOVE OF GOD!”
It points out that Liturgy relates directly to
moral life since it empowers us to
FULL CHRISTIAN DISCIPLESHIP.
 -Sources Cited-

• Catechism for Filipino Catholics

• Catechism of the Catholic Church
• Youth Catechism (Pope Benedict XVI )
• Vatican II Council (SC)
• SFX-Regional Major Seminary of
Mindanao notes “Basics in
Liturgy”