The Seasons
The longest of the liturgical seasons
Ordinary time
The liturgical color(s) seen at Christmas and Easter to represent joy & glory.
What are white/gold?
Most Sundays of the year occur during this liturgical season
What is Ordinary Time?
The first Pope of the Catholic Church
The patron saint of fishermen
St. Peter
This is a prayer where we call upon many Saints that is said during the Easter Vigil and All Saints Day.
What is the Litany of Saints?
The 4 weeks of preparing for Christmas
What is Advent?
This liturgical color reminds us of life and hope. Used during Ordinary Time.
What is green?
The last Sunday of the liturgical year.
What is the Solemnity of Christ the King?
This is the liturgical color for All Saints Day
What is white?
This mystical body is the spiritual union of the members of the Christian Church, living and the dead, those on earth, in heaven, and in purgatory
This season begins on Ash Wednesday
What is Lent?
The liturgical color which stands for penance and waiting
What is purple (violet)?
One way Ordinary Time differs from other liturgical seasons.
What is there are 2 separate seasons of Ordinary Time?
The term that describes Saints who are officially recognized by the Catholic Church.
What is canonized?
I was the first Christian martyr.
Who was St. Stephen?
The shortest liturgial season
What is The Triduum?
The liturgical color we see at Mass on the feast days of martyrs and the Holy Spirit
What is red?
The season of Ordinary Time focuses on this aspect of Jesus' life.
What is His public ministry? (public life as a teacher, preacher, etc...)
These are two of the most important requirements that must be met before a person can be recognized as a Saint by the Catholic Church.
What is two miracles and evidence that the person lived a life of "heroic virtue"?
This apostle is the patron saint of hopeless cases.
Who is St. Jude?
This liturgical season begins on Christmas Eve
What is the Christmas Season?
This liturgical color is rarely seen and only on the Feast of All Souls and at funerals
What is black?
How many liturgical seasons are there?
6 seasons
This is what someone is called once the Church begins investigating the cause for their sainthood, but before they are beatified (declared "blessed")
What is Servant of God?
This is the least number of years that have to pass after a person's death before the person can be considered for declaration of formal sainthood.
What is five?