Sunday, December 18, 2016

What Are The Seasons And Feasts Of The Roman Catholic Priest Calendar?

By James Carter


Christianity and Christ being the big picture of the Catholic Church, there is a development of a liturgical calendar that the members of the church follow. The Roman Catholic Calendar tends to guide them throughout the year pointing out the holy days and seasons. As a result, the followers are well informed, and they are aware of all the Roman Catholic priest calendar schedules and information. This article endeavors to elaborate the liturgical almanac. The datebook emanates from the birth-date and crucifixion of Jesus Christ.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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