Liturgical Year
The Liturgical color for Ordinary Time
What is Green?
Christ’s work of redemption through his suffering, Death, Resurrection, and Ascension.
What is the Paschal Mystery?
A person becomes a member of God's family through this Sacrament.
What is Baptism?
People are forgiven of their sins and given grace to avoid sinning again.
What is Penance/Reconciliation?
God’s free, loving gift of His own life and help to do what He calls us to do. It is participation in the life of the Holy Trinity.
What is Grace?
The Liturgical color for Advent and Lent
What is Purple/Violet?
A three day season which is the holiest time of the liturgical year, when we celebrate the paschal mystery in a special way.
What is the Triduum?
Bread and wine are changed into the Body and Blood of Christ, Catholics participate in this Sacrament every week at Mass.
What is the Eucharist?
People who are ill, or preparing for surgery, are strengthened to face their illness and sometimes physically healed.
What is Anointing of the Sick?
Good spiritual habits that strengthen you and enable you to do what is right and good. They develop over time with our practice and openness to God’s grace.
What are Virtues?
The Liturgical color for Christmas, Easter, celebrations of Mary and saints who were not martyred
What is White/Gold?
The Triduum begins on this evening when we remember Jesus washing the apostle's feet and the institution of the Eucharist.
What is Holy Thursday?
A man and woman are joined together for the rest of their lives.
What is Matrimony
The name of our new Pope
Who is Pope Leo XIV (14th)
The care and respect you show to God and holy persons and things.
What is Reverence?
The Liturgical Color for Good Friday, Pentecost, and the feast days of martyred saints.
What is Red?
On this day we remember the suffering and death that Jesus endured for us, and all adult Catholics that are able to are asked to fast.
What is Good Friday?
Men are consecrated to serve the church as deacons, priests, or bishops.
What is Holy Orders?
A sacred promise or agreement between God and humans
What is a Covenant?
The way God makes himself, and his plan for humans, known to us.
What is Divine Revelation?
The Liturgical year begins with this season of preparation for the coming of Jesus.
What is Advent?
The celebration of this greatest feast of the Liturgical year celebrating Jesus's Resurrection from the dead begins at the vigil on Holy Saturday.
What is Easter
A person is anointed and receives the gifts of the Holy Spirit.
What is Confirmation?
A “learner,” or person preparing to celebrate the Sacraments of Initiation.
What is a Catechumen?
The God-given freedom and ability to make choices. God created us with this so that we can have the freedom to choose good.
What is Free Will?