Learn more about the Liturgical Calendar!

1. Liturgical
Calendar

2. • Refers to the calendar of the
church’s liturgical celebrations
which shows the salvation history
brought about by God to
humankind through Jesus Christ.

3. Liturgy
• Public worship
• Contains memorial, feast and
solemnities of the Saints, Mary
and Jesus

4. Liturgical Colors

6. The Liturgical Seasons
•Comprise the church
liturgical Calendar
–they are the following:

8. Advent Season
• Begins the church liturgical calendar
• The time to wait, to hope and to grow
• Celebrates Christ’s two – fold coming
– Incarnation
– Final judgment (Parousia)
• Consists of four weeks

10. Christmas Season
• The celebration of Jesus birth
• Celebration of the incarnation – God becoming
man
• Has two focal points
– Christmas day to the solemnity of Mary as Mother
of God
– Epiphany to baptism of the Lord

13. Lenten Season
• The recalling of the suffering or passion
of Jesus
• Begins with Ash Wednesday and ends
on black Saturday
• Includes holy week from Palm Sunday to
black Saturday

15. Easter Season
(Most Important Season)
• Celebrates Jesus resurrection from the death
• Covers 50 days between Easter Sunday and
Pentecost
• On the 40th day, the church celebrates the
ascension of Jesus

17. Ordinary Time
• Divided into two group/ parts
–Sunday between Epiphany and Ash
Wednesday
–Sunday between Pentecost and
Solemnity of the Christ the King.

19. Solemnity of the
Christ the King
• Celebration of the solemnity of the
Christ the King
• End of the liturgical calendar

21. Liturgical Calendar Cycle
• Cycle A – features the gospel of Matthew for
the whole year
• Cycle B – features the gospel of Mark for the
whole year
• Cycle C – features the gospel of Luke for the
whole year
• Solemnities and special occasions features the
gospel of John

23. Advent
• Derived from the Latin word “Adventus”
which means coming or arrival, the
coming of Christ our savior
• It is a time to wait, to hope, and to grow
• A season of hope and anticipation

24. The focus of the Church during Advent
Season in Christ’s three fold coming:
• Past
– We remember the Lord’s humble first coming 2000
years ago.
• Present
– We give thanks for His presence and continual
coming to us through the word and sacraments.
• Future
– We look forward with the hope and patience to His
victorious second coming as judge and king at the end
of time.

25. Signs and Symbols of Advent
•  Advent Wreath
• A circular evergreen wreath with four candles
which symbolizes the four weeks of Advent.
–Circular shape
• The eternity of God’s love with no beginning and
no ending.
–Green leaves
• Constant and steadfast love of God for us. Hope
and renewal
–Candle

28.  Tree of Jesse
• Made from branch of any tree or small
evergreen
• The image of a branch growing out of the
root of Jesse to a new King in line of
David
• It reminds us that our belief grows out of
deep roots of thousand years of ancestors
in the faith.

30. •  Bells
–Symbol of worship
•  Dove
–Peace
•  Christmas tree
–Eternity and endlessness
•  Star
–Jesus bright and morning star in Bethlehem