Friday, 16 December 2016

Understanding The Roman Catholic Priest Calendar

By James Carter


When it comes to observing times and seasons, the Catholic Church has made it easier for all its members through developing a calendar that is applied worldwide. This is known as the liturgical calendar, and it will identify all the holy days and seasons of a year as reflected from the birth and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Normally, the universal-ism of the seasons and festivals unites the Catholic Church and makes them speak in one accord. Listed below are the seasons and festive as appearing in the Roman Catholic Priest calendar.

Advent is the first holy season in the liturgical datebook. The first Sunday of a liturgical year indicates the beginning of Advent in the Catholic Church. The conclusive day of the season is the day before Christmas which is on the twenty fourth of the twelfth month of a normal calendar.

Christmas is a season you need to acknowledge. This season starts on the twenty fifth of December and will go up op the first Sunday after the sixth of January. Christmas is the most celebrated season as it marks the birth of Jesus Christ. Before the sixth of January, there is a celebration of the Epiphany or the three wise men.

Ordinary times are the next in the almanac. The commencing of this season is normally the day after the celebration of Epiphany. In short, it is the day after the first Sunday following sixth January. The season will come to an end on the week of the crucifixion on the Fat Tuesday day. Fat Tuesday is the day before Ash Wednesday.

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.

Easter Triduum is the following season in the liturgical datebook. It is a period of three days from the Good Friday all through Easter Sunday. It is the time that Jesus was crucified, stayed on the tomb and the resurrection. The three days are Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

Following the Easter, Triduum is the Easter season that goes hand in hand with the celebration of Pentecost day. The Pentecost is celebrated fifty days starting from Thursday where the last supper occurred. Therefore, the last supper is part and parcel of the Easter season.

After the Easter season, there is a period which ends at the beginning of Advent. This period is known as the Ordinary time. It is a time that connects resurrection with the birth of Jesus Christ. Therefore, it starts after Pentecost and ends before the twenty fourth of December.

There are multiple celebrations or feasts throughout the year. Some are the celebration of saints where the celebrated saints have their particular day at the liturgical datebook. Take an example of the celebration of St. Patrick which is in the month of March the seventeenth.

As a Catholic Church member, you must ensure you understand all the seasons and festive. These are seasons that bring about unity, and the fundamentals are to strengthen faith. All of them rotate around the crucifixion and birth of Christ.




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