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Liturgical Calendar
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Year |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
| Sunday Cycle |
C |
A |
B |
| Weekday Cycle |
1 |
2 |
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| Baptism of the Lord |
10 Jan |
9 Jan |
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| Last Sunday of ordinary time before Lent |
5 = 14 Feb |
9 = 6 Mar |
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| Ash Wednesday |
17 Feb |
9 Mar |
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| St Patrick's Day |
17 March |
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| Passion Sunday |
28 March |
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| Holy Thursday |
1 April |
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| Good Friday |
2 April |
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| Easter Sunday |
4 April |
24 Apr |
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| Ascension Thursday |
13 May |
2 Jun |
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| Pentecost (Whitsun) |
23 May |
12 Jun |
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| Holy Trinity |
30 May |
19 Jun |
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| Corpus Christi |
6 Jun |
23 Jun |
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| First week of ordinary time after Lent |
10 = 6 Jun |
13 = 26 Jun |
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| Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary |
15 Aug |
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| Triumph of the Cross |
14 Sept |
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| All Saints Day |
31 Oct |
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| Advent |
28 Nov |
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Liturgical Years
For Sundays and other special days throughout the church year, there are
three sets of readings assigned for the day. These readings are assigned to
Liturgical Years A, B, and C.
Years which are evenly divisible by 3 are assigned year C, such as 2007.
Year A follows year C, Year B follows Year A, and Year C follows Year B.
Liturgical Years start on the first Sunday of Advent of the
previous year, so December 2, 2007 started Liturgical Year A.
Weekday Cycles
For weekdays in ordinary time and other special days throughout the church
year, there are two sets of readings for the day - these readings are assigned to
Liturgical Cycles I and II.
Odd years are assigned cycle I, and even years are assigned cycle II.
Seasons of the Liturgical Year
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Season |
Description |
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Advent |
The liturgical year
begin with Advent, a time of
preparation for the Christmas season. The Christmas season celebrates the birth
of Jesus (on December 25) and continues until the Baptism of Our Lord |
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Ordinary Time |
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Lent |
Ash Wednesday marks the
beginning of the season of Lent, a time of penitence leading to the Paschal Triduum
after the Lord's Supper on Holy Thursday. Lent last 6 and a half weeks, and
finished at sunset on Holy Thursday. |
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Paschal Triduum |
The Triduum is the three days
before Easter:
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Maundy (or Holy) Thursday
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Good Friday
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Easter Saturday |
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Ordinary Time |
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Pentecost Sunday |
Pentecost Sunday marks
the start of the second period of Ordinary Time, which
continues until the Advent season begins again. |
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Ordinary Time |
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