mardi 13 décembre 2016

Understanding The Roman Catholic Priest Calendar

By James Carter


Every year, the Roman Catholic has a liturgical calendar that they tend to follow. The emanation of the calendar is from the reflections of the birth and resurrection of Christ. Every year, there are feasts and festive seasons that are observed. Normally, two seasons become the peak of the calendar; the Christmas and the Easter festive. The two denote the birth and the resurrection of Christ respectively. This article tends to enlighten you more on the Roman Catholic Priest Calendar.

The first term of the festive, which you need to understand in the calendar is the Advent. Advent is commenced on the first Sunday of the liturgical year and will come to a halt on December twenty four. Normally, December 24 is just one day before the birth of Jesus.

The other season after the Advent is Christmas. Christmas marks the birth of Jesus and it starts from the twenty fifth December. Normally, it is celebrated together with the feast of Epiphany which is up to the Sunday after the sixth of January. Epiphany is commonly celebrated as the feast of the three shrewd gentlemen.

The other season in the liturgical date books is the ordinary times. These are the days that are on the first Sunday after January six. The days extend to the week of the crucifixion. The particular day is Tuesday which is commonly known as the Fat Tuesday. After Fat Tuesday, there shall be the Ash Wednesday which is a day of celebration too.

Lent is the following season in the datebook which starts from Ash Wednesday and goes through Thursday. Normally, Thursday is termed as the Holy Thursday Mass of His Holiness. In explanation, it is a day that Jesus had His last supper with the disciples. Also, it is a day that comes before the crucifixion day or the Good Friday.

The celebrations or the festivals rotate around resurrection and the birth. The next one is Easter Triduum which is a festival season of three days. In these three days, Jesus was crucified on Good Friday and Easter Sunday, he resurrected.

The Easter season is the next season or festive in the liturgical calendars. Normally, the period begins on Thursday when the Holy Mass of His Holiness occurred and goes for fifty days. After fifty days, there is another season or festive known as the Pentecostal.

The last but not the least is ordinary season. It is a season which comes after the Pentecost. The season will come to an end one day before the Advent. It is the season between the Easter holiday and the Christmas holiday. It is a time between the resurrection and the birth of Jesus Christ.

In addition to the above feasts and seasons, the Catholic Church tends to celebrate their saints. That is. A specific date is assigned to the remembrance and the celebration of all saints. Take an example of St. Patrick who is always celebrated on the seventeenth of every March.

Following the above tips, you have an idea of the liturgical calendar that is followed by the Catholic Church. Therefore, you should ensure you understand all the seasons. For more details, you should ensure to have all the catholic informative guides.




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