The document provides an overview of liturgy and the liturgical year. It discusses the terms and definitions of liturgy. It then describes the different liturgical seasons including Advent, Christmas, Lent, Easter, and Ordinary Time. It also mentions special feast days and the importance of the Holy Eucharist as the center of liturgy.

1. November 26-30,2012

2. Part II: Intro to Liturgy
 Review for five minutes
 Quiz No. 2 (1/4)
 Grace: Finding God in All Things
 Liturgy and Liturgical Seasons
Reminders:
 Feast of the Immaculate Concepcion on December 08,
2012
 Advance Reading on ACTS 1-5 after atfest
 Love Drive to be collected until November 29, 2012

3. LITURGY
 The term liturgy came from the Greek word
“LEITOURGIA” .
 LEITON or LEITOS= pertains to people or
belonging to people
 ERGON= pertains to work, activity or service.
 “Liturgy therefore refers TO A WORK
UNDERTAKEN ON BEHALF OF THE PEOPLE, A
SERVICE RENDERED FOR THE COMMON
GOOD.”

4. LITURGY
 Liturgy in its broadest and deepest sense
is the proclamation, manifestation, and
celebration not only of Christ and His
paschal mystery but also of the church's
own mystery and mission as the universal
sacrament of salvation and of the whole
world consecrated and ordered to its
creator and final goal (CFC 1194).

5. Two-Fold Character of Liturgy

6. Essential Qualities of the
Liturgy
1. Trinitarian
2. Sacramental
3. Ecclesial or Communitarian
4. Ethically –Oriented

7. Liturgy includes:
 The HOLY MASS or the Eucharistic
Worship
 The Seven Sacraments
 Sacramentals (Liturgical Colors,
Symbols, Vessels, Vestments , Linens
and Books)
 The Liturgy of the Hour (Lauds, Vespers,
office of readings)
 The Liturgical Year and Seasons

9. It is known as the year of
worship or liturgical
year:
The Paschal Mystery that is
the whole of Christ Passion,
Death, Resurrection and His
Ascension to heaven,
constitute the unifying center
of every liturgical celebration
and the whole of the
liturgical year.
The whole Liturgical Seasons
recall Christ's mystery as we
await His Second Coming.
This celebration nourishes
and strengthens the
Christian faith.

10.  A Latin word "adventes" meaning ARRIVAL =
Arrival of Christ
 It begins FOUR Sundays before Christmas and
observed by some Christians as a season of prayer
and fasting.
 It falls from Nov.27-Dec.3.
 Since advent is the time of preparation, it
becomes a time of desire, longing and
expectancy for the COMING OF CHRIST at the
INCARNATION. ADVENT
 "The expectation not only recalls Christ's first
appearance on earth but also reflects His second
coming.
 as expressed by the prophet Isaiah—“longing
for a redeemer“
 While to JOHN the Baptist---- "showed us that
advent is a time of CONVERSION.“

11.  The circular wreath represents eternity, as
do the evergreen branches from which it is
made, reminding us of God's gift of
eternal life in Christ.
 A new candle is lit on each of the four Advent
Sundays in Advent. The growing light
represents the Christian's increasing joy. Wreath
The candles are colored purple , a color
that represents watchfulness and
preparation.
 In some churches, a pink or rose candle is
used for the third candle. This candle
represents joy. The day on which this
candle is lit is sometimes called Gaudete
("Let us rejoice"). Some churches attach
meanings to the other candles, such as
hope, love and peace.
 A white candle is sometimes placed in the
middle of the wreath to be lit on Christmas
Day.

12. CHRISTMAS SEASON
 Begins on Christmas day and ends
on the Feast of the Epiphany
 This season includes:
 Innocence Day (Dec. 28)
 Solemnity of Mary as the Mother of
God (January 1)
 and the Feast of the Holy Family (last
Sunday of the year)

13. CHRISTMAS SEASON
 To the Jews, Christmas is
HANNUKAH
 December 25 is ont the
actual birthdate of Jesus
but adapted it from the
Roman pagan practice of
SOL INVICTUS.

14. 12 DAYs of CHRISTMAS

15. 12 DAYs of CHRISTMAS
1 True Love refers to God
2 Turtle Doves refers to the Old and New Testaments
3 French Hens refers to Faith, Hope and Charity ,Three Virtues
4 Calling Birds refers to the Four Gospels and/or 4 Evangelists
5 Golden Rings refers to the first Five Books of the Old
Testament, the "Pentateuch", which gives the history of man's
fall from grace.
6 Geese A-laying refers to the six days of creation
7 Swans A-swimming refers to the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit,
the sacraments
8 Maids A-milking refers to the eight beatitudes
9 Ladies Dancing refers to the nine Fruits of the Holy Spirit
10 Lords A-leaping refers to the ten commandments
11 Pipers Piping refers to the eleven faithful apostles
12 Drummers Drumming refers to the points of doctrine in the
Apostle's Creed

16. Lenten Season
 Can be a time for austere
preparation for the joy of Easter.
 It is also the time of preparation
for the catechumens for their
entrance into Christian
Community.
 It is also the time for renewal of
baptism through penance, charity
and prayer.
 Lent reaches its climax in Holy
Week. The week leads to the
highest point of Easter Triduum
(Holy Thursday, Good Friday,
Black Saturday).

17. Easter Season
 This is the most important feast day of
the liturgical year ( Easter Sunday )
 It is the moment where the Lord rose
again from the death and shared us His
everlasting life.
 The Easter season continues for forty
days with the Ascension and Pentecost
as the completion of the Easter Season.

18. Sundays in the Ordinary Time I and
II
 In the liturgical year there are
about 33 to 34 Sundays which
the Church does not celebrate
any aspect of Christ Paschal
Mystery.
 This is where we celebrate the
other important earthly life of
Jesus on Ordinary Sundays as
the Lord’s Day.
 But the word ordinary does not
mean something less than the
other season.

19. Special Feast Days
The Church celebrates special feast days such as:
1. CORPUS CRISTI
2. The Sacred Heart of Jesus
3. Christ the King
3. And other memories about saints.
 We also celebrate the Marian Feast days such
as the Immaculate Conception and
Assumption of Mary.

20. Holy Eucharist:
Center of the Liturgy
 The Eucharist, the climax of Christian
initiation, is the center, “the source and
summit of the whole Christian life” (LG
no. 11).
“For it commemorates the PASCHAL MYSTERY OF
CHRIST.”
 The term eucharist is derived from the
Greek word eucharistia which means
“thanksgiving.” Jesus himself “gave
thanks” at the Last Supper (Luke 22:19; 1
Cor 11:24; Mk 14:23; Mt 26:27).

21. The Holy Eucharist is NOT
 Priest- Centered Activity
 Gimiks of priests
 Choir-Centered Activity
 Beautiful music and ceremonies
 Decoration-Centered Activity
 Full colorful decorations and
designs
 IT IS CHRIST-CENTERED
ACTIVITY

22. Important points about
the Liturgy of the Holy Eucharist
 PCP II stresses on full, active participation on
the whole people of God-everyone-and the
essential inner connection of liturgy with
social action.
 The Mass or the Holy Eucharist is both a
personal and an ecclesial or communal
worship activity. Therefore, everybody must
participate!

23. SACRAMENTALS
 Liturgical Colors
 Liturgical Symbols
 Liturgical Vessels
 Liturgical Vestments
 Liturgical Linens
 Liturgical Books