Liturgical Year
this season is the time of waiting & preparing for coming of Christ by being faithful to Him & living in peace with one another; the liturgical season starts with?
What is Advent
The priest or deacon tells us how we can live God's teaching.
What is the Homily
Entrance and greeting, penitential rite, gloria, opening prayer
What is Introductory Rites
begins w/the celebration of Jesus being born; white is the color for ________ because it is the color of purity & new life, which is appropriate for a new born.
What is Christmas
ancient hymn sung on Sundays except during Advent and Lent and special feast days giving praise to God
What is Gloria
Begins mass, priests greets people and they sing.
What is the Entrance and Greeting
begins on Ash Wed; we work to grow closer to Jesus and one another through prayer, fasting, and penance; we remember that Jesus suffered, died, & rose to new life.
What is Lent
A short song of praise which means "Praise Yahweh!" and heralds the Gospel.
What is Alleluia
Priest offers prayer of supplication: recalls the mystery of salvation proper to the day or feast
What is the Opening Prayer
Church's greatest & most important celebration
What is Triduum
A reading taken from Matthew, Mark, Luke, or John that tells about the teachings and life of Jesus
What is the Gospel
1st reading, responsorial psalm, 2nd reading, alleluia or acclamation, gospel, homily, creed, prayers of the faithful.
What is the Liturgy of the Word
On the last Sunday of this season we celebrate the Feast Of Christ the King
What is Ordinary Time
A statement of our beliefs that is our response to God's Word
What is the Creed
Celebrant bless and dismiss, go in peace, priest proceeds out while singing, take mass out to the world
What is the Concluding Rite