I. Sacrament of Reconciliation

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UNIT SIX
Liturgical Year
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I. Liturgical Seasons
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I. Liturgical Seasons
Advent

• A.

• COLORS
• Purple and Pink
• Purple- helps us prepare
• Pink- we rejoice!

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I. Liturgical Seasons
Advent

• A.

• PURPOSE
• Prepare for Jesus to come!

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I. Liturgical Seasons
Advent

• A.

• WHEN
• December, the four weeks before Christmas.

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I. Liturgical Seasons
Advent

• A.

• WHAT ELSE?
• The beginning of the Church year. HAPPY NEW
  YEAR!

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I. Liturgical Seasons
Christmas

• B.

• COLORS
• White and Gold!
• Symbol of Joy!

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I. Liturgical Seasons
Christmas

• B.

• PURPOSE
• Celebrate birth of Jesus, and know that he is
  the Messiah!

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I. Liturgical Seasons
Christmas

• B.

• WHEN
• December and January. The two weeks after
  Christmas Day.

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I. Liturgical Seasons
Christmas

• B.

• WHAT ELSE
• Christmas isnt ONE DAY- its a couple of weeks!

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I. Liturgical Seasons
Lent

• C.

• COLORS
• Purple
• Symbol of penance.

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I. Liturgical Seasons
Lent

• C.

• PURPOSE
• Turn away from sin, and prepare for Easter.

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I. Liturgical Seasons
Lent

• C.

• WHEN
• February, March, and/or April. It lasts about
  40 days.

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I. Liturgical Seasons
Lent

• C.

• WHAT ELSE?
• We pray, fast, and abstain from meat to prepare
  ourselves.

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I. Liturgical Seasons
Easter Triduum

• D.

• COLORS
• White and red
• White to celebrate. Red to remember Jesus
  death.

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I. Liturgical Seasons
Easter Triduum

• D.

• PURPOSE
• 3 Most important days! Celebrates Jesus Last
  Supper, death, and resurrection

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I. Liturgical Seasons
Easter Triduum

• D.

• WHEN
• 3 days in March or April.

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I. Liturgical Seasons
Easter Triduum

• D.

• WHAT ELSE
• THE MOST IMPORTANT SEASON!

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I. Liturgical Seasons
Easter

• E.

• COLORS
• White and Gold!
• CELEBRATE NEW LIFE IN CHRIST!

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I. Liturgical Seasons
Easter

• E.

• PURPOSE
• CELEBRATE JESUS RESURRECTION!

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I. Liturgical Seasons
Easter

• E.

• WHEN
• March, April, and/or May. It lasts 50 days
  after Easter Sunday.

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I. Liturgical Seasons
Easter

• E.

• WHAT ELSE
• THIS IS THE BIGGEST CELEBRATION OF THE YEAR!

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I. Liturgical Seasons
Ordinary Time

• F.

• COLORS
• Green.
• Reminds us of our hope in God.

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I. Liturgical Seasons
Ordinary Time

• F.

• PURPOSE
• Remember that God is always a part of our lives!

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I. Liturgical Seasons
Ordinary Time

• F.

WHEN Between Christmas and Lent, and between
Easter and Advent. ITS A LONG TIME
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I. Liturgical Seasons
Ordinary Time

• F.

WHAT ELSE Called Ordinary because its
numbered. ITS NOT BORING!
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II. Holy Days
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II. Holy Days
Holy Days of Obligation

• A.

• Immaculate Conception
• Mary was conceived without original sin
• December 8
• Occurs in Advent

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II. Holy Days
Holy Days of Obligation

• A.

• 2. Christmas
• Jesus was born.
• December 25
• 1st day of Christmas Season

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II. Holy Days
Holy Days of Obligation

• A.

• 3. Mary, Mother of God
• The Church named Mary the mother of God
• January 1
• Christmas Season

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II. Holy Days
Holy Days of Obligation

• A.

• 4. Assumption
• Mary is taken into heaven, body and soul, at the
  end of her life
• August 15
• Ordinary Time

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II. Holy Days
Holy Days of Obligation

• A.

• 5. All Saints Day
• Celebrates all holy men and women in the history
  of the Church
• November 1
• Ordinary Time

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II. Holy Days
Other Holy Days

• B.

• Holy Family Sunday
• Celebrates the family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph
• Sunday after Christmas
• Christmas Season

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II. Holy Days
Other Holy Days

• B.

• 2. Epiphany
• The three wise men visit Jesus and bring gold,
  frankincense, and myrrh
• 2nd Sunday after Christmas
• Christmas Season

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II. Holy Days
Other Holy Days

• B.

• 3. Presentation of the Lord
• When Mary and Joseph present Jesus in the temple.
• February 2nd
• Ordinary Time

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II. Holy Days
Other Holy Days

• B.

• 4. Ash Wednesday
• Celebrates the beginning of Lent, so we can turn
  away from sin
• Wednesday in February or March
• 1st day of Lent

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II. Holy Days
Other Holy Days

• B.

• 5. Palm Sunday
• When everyone praised Jesus as he rode into
  Jerusalem before he died.
• Last Sunday in Lent
• Lent

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II. Holy Days
Other Holy Days

• B.

• 6. Holy Thursday
• Jesus celebrates the Last Supper and Eucharist
  (BIG CHEESE) with his disciples
• Thursday before Easter
• 1st day of Easter Triduum

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II. Holy Days
Other Holy Days

• B.

• 7. Good Friday
• Jesus dies on the cross for us.
• Friday before Easter
• Easter Triduum

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II. Holy Days
Other Holy Days

• B.

• 8. Easter Sunday
• Jesus rose from the dead. WOOHOO!
• Sunday in March or April
• Easter Triduum

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II. Holy Days
Other Holy Days

• B.

• 9. Ascension Sunday
• Jesus ascends into heaven in front of his
  disciples.
• 6 weeks after Easter Sunday
• Easter Season

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II. Holy Days
Other Holy Days

• B.

• 10. Pentecost
• The Holy Spirit comes to the 12 apostles and
  makes them BRAVE!
• 7 weeks after Easter Sunday
• The last day of Easter Season

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II. Holy Days
Other Holy Days

• B.

• 11. Trinity Sunday
• Celebrates the mystery of how God is Father, Son,
  and Holy Spirit
• 1 week after the Pentecost.
• Ordinary Time

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II. Holy Days
Other Holy Days

• B.

• 12. All Souls Day
• Celebrates those who have died, especially in the
  past year.
• November 2nd
• Ordinary Time