Learning Objective: To know why the Church has a Liturgical

Year and why it is important.

What do I KNOW about the Liturgical YEAR?

WHAT would I like to know about the Liturgical YEAR?

 Thenotion of time
helps us celebrate life
by marking and
recalling the
important dates and
events in our lives.

Ex:Birthdays,
anniversaries ,
graduations, etc.
 Time has an
important place in
our spiritual life:
It helps us reconnect
with God.

There are two types

of time:
Chronos and Kairos
 Chronos is the time
we measure.
Ex: hours, days,
weeks, minutes
Kairos is the Lords
time.
It is Gods special
time.
Kairos reveals his will
for our lives.
 The Liturgical year or
Church calendar helps
us celebrate the life,
death and
resurrection of Jesus.
This is called the
paschal mystery.
 The Paschal mystery
is celebrated through
specific seasons.
There are five
specific seasons in the
Churchs calendar:
Advent, Christmas,
Ordinary Time, Lent
and Easter.
 The Liturgical year is
a cycle of seasons
repeating itself at the
end of each cycle.
The Church year or
cycle begins with
Advent and ends with
ordinary time.
 The Church calendar
or Church year begins
with the Holy season
of Advent.
The Church year
begins in late
November or Early
December.
Four weeks prior to
December 25.
 The word liturgical
comes from the Greek
word liturgy.
Liturgy meant Public
Works
In Church language
liturgy is the public
worship given to God.
I.E. Mass and
sacraments.
 Through the Liturgical
Calendar Christians
express their faith in
Christ their saviour.
Each season of the
Liturgical year
celebrates an
important aspect of
Christs life.
 Each season in the Each season has
Liturgical calendar different religious
has a particular practices, and
theme. symbols.
Each season has a
particular
liturgical color.
Each season
concentrates on
different parts of
the Bible.
 Advent Christmas Ordinary Lent Easter

Purple White Green Purple White

Symbols

Advent wreath Nativity Chi-Ro Ashes Paschal Candle

Advent Christmas Ordinary Lent Easter
Time

Awaiting for The Birth The Repentance New Life

the Messiah
Preparing for Of Christ
Public
Conversion Resurrection
Christmas The Ministry
Final Incarnation
Judgement Of Christ Penance Witnessing
Advent Christmas Ordinary Lent Easter
Time

Prayer Reconciliation Discipleship Prayer Sharing

Acts of following our faith
Good Kindness Jesus Fasting with
Peacemaking teaching in
deeds the routine of Almsgiving others
Penance every day life.
What did I LEARN about the Liturgical YEAR?