The Liturgical Year
The Church's Liturgical year begins with this season.
What is Advent?
The Lenten Season of the Church begins on this day.
What is Ash Wednesday?
Holy Week begins with this Sunday when we remember Jesus entering Jerusalem and being greeted by people waving palms.
What is Palm Sunday?
This season in the Church's year reminds us of the incarnation of Jesus (when Jesus became a man).
What is Christmas?
The Lenten period lasts for this number of days.
What is 40 days?
This is the day in Holy Week when we remember the Last Supper, Jesus' last meal with His apostles.
What is Holy Thursday?
This is the colour of Ordinary Time on the Church's calendar and it symbolizes hope and growth.
What is green?
This is the colour used during the Lenten season.
What is Purple?
This is the colour for Good Friday, the day we remember Jesus' death.
What is red?
These seasons in the Church's Liturgical year help us to focus on Jesus' resurrection from the dead and the descent of the Holy Spirit on Mary and the disciples.
What are Easter and Pentecost?
People in the Old Testament dressed in sackcloth and ashes as a sign of this.
What is repentance?
On this day we celebrate Jesus' resurrection and the liturgical colour is white.
What is Easter Sunday?
The Bible readings for the entire Church year are contained in this book.
What is a Lectionary?
Other than repentance, ashes being placed on the forehead are a powerful reminder of this reality.
What is the reality that all humans have to die? "We came from dust and to dust we shall return".
This is day between Jesus' death and resurrection when we keep vigil (watch), expecting His triumph over sin and death.
What is Glorious Saturday?