Tuesday, December 20, 2016

What Are The Seasons And Feasts Of 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.

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 festive on the Almanac and is a season for two days. Ash Wednesday is the beginning day, and it ends on the Holy Thursday Mass of His Holiness which is a day before Good Friday. In this day or season, Jesus and His disciples were in the upper room where they had their last supper.

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 next feast is the Easter feast, and it starts from the last supper day through fifty days. Following the completion of the fifty days, there is a celebration known as the Pentecost. This festive is celebrated together with the liturgical 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.

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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