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Sunday, December 11, 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 season that you ought to understand and acknowledge is the Advent. Advent is the waiting time for the birth of Jesus Christ and begins on the first Sunday of the liturgical year. The period then extends to the month of December particularly on the twenty fourth. December 24 is the day before Christmas.

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.

The other season or feast is known as Lent. Lent begins on Ash Wednesday and is on until Thursday. In the calendar, Thursday is known as the Holy Thursday Mass and it can be translated as the last supper that Jesus had with His disciples. This Thursday is before the day Jesus was crucified or the Good Friday.

Another season is known as the Easter Triduum. This is a period of three days which begins after the last supper and will go up to Sunday. In other words, it is Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. This Sunday is commonly known as the Easter Sunday.

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.

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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