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In order, there is:
Advent (preparation for Christmas)
Christmas
(Ordinary Time)
Lent (preparation for Easter)
Easter
(Ordinary Time)
Ordinary Time is the "Ordered Time" or "Time throughout the year" (in the Latin) outside of the four seasons of Advent, Christmas, Lent, and Easter.
Advent: 4th Sunday before Christmas through Christmas Eve -- 22 to 28 days
Christmas: Dec. 25 through Jan. 5 -- 12 days
Epiphany: Jan. 6 through Shrove Tuesday (Mardi Gras) -- 29 to 63 days
Lent: Ash Wednesday through Holy Saturday -- 46 days
Easter: Easter Sunday through the day before Pentecost Sunday -- 49 days
Pentecost: Pentecost Sunday through the day before the 1st Sunday of Advent -- 168 to 203 days
Advent (4th Sun. before Christmas through Dec. 24)
Christmas (12 days beginning Dec. 25)
Epiphany (Jan. 6 through Mardi Gras)
Lent (46 days beginning Ash Wednesday)
Easter (49 days beginning Easter Sunday)
Pentecost (Pentecost Sunday through the day before the 1st Sunday of Advent)
Advent
Christmas and the Christmas Season
Ordinary Time 1
Lent
Triduum and Easter Season
Ordinary Time 2
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What has the author Michael D Whalen written?
Michael D. Whalen has written: 'Seasons and feasts of the church year' -- subject(s): Catholic Church, Church year, Liturgy
What are the main seasons of Church year?
The two pentitential seasons of the Church are Advent and Lent. They are symbolized by the violet colors of the vestments worn and hangings used. In the case of Advent, one is preparing for the great feast of Christmas. In Lent one is preparing for Easter.
What year did 0rthodox church separate from catholic church?
1054 AD
What year does the Anglican Church separate from the Roman catholic church?
1535.
What is the approximate date that the Roman Catholic Church started?
Pentecost Sunday in about the year 33 AD. is considered the birthday of the Catholic Church.
What are the 5 seasons of the year?
the five seasons of the year is advent, christmas, lent, ordinary time, and easter.
What is a Catholic liturgical year?
The Catholic Liturgical year is the year as celebrated in the Church, wherein the year is divided into the Seasons of Advent, Christmas, Lent, Easter, and Ordinary Time. Also, various days are dedicated to various saints, and feasts of God, Our Blessed Lord, and His Mother.
What color is used for a 100 year Catholic church celebration?
The Church does not stipulate a color for anniversaries.
Can a 10 year old receive his First Holy Communion in the Catholic Church if he was not baptized in the Catholic Church?
Of course, as long as he has received a valid baptism.
What year did the Roman Catholic Church declare that the world is round?
1600
What year did the Lutheran church actually break off from the Catholic church?
Actually, the Lutheran Church did not technically "break off" from the Catholic Church. The Lutheran Church was made up out of whole cloth by the princes of northern Germany in 1517, I believe.
Why is the Catholic Church in schism with the Coptics?
The Coptic Church is a branch of the Orthodox Church with whom a schism has existed since the year 1054.
