Wednesday, December 14, 2016

Understanding The Roman Catholic Priest Calendar

By James Carter


Christianity and Christ being the big picture of the Catholic Church, there is a development of a liturgical calendar that the members of the church follow. The Roman Catholic Calendar tends to guide them throughout the year pointing out the holy days and seasons. As a result, the followers are well informed, and they are aware of all the Roman Catholic priest calendar schedules and information. This article endeavors to elaborate the liturgical almanac. The datebook emanates from the birth-date and crucifixion of Jesus Christ.

The first season that you ought to understand and acknowledge is the Advent. Advent is the waiting time for the birth of Jesus Christ and begins on the first Sunday of the liturgical year. The period then extends to the month of December particularly on the twenty fourth. December 24 is the day before Christmas.

The second thing on the liturgical calendars is the Christmas. Christmas begins on twenty fifth of December up to the first Sunday after the sixth of January. The feast or celebration during this period is known as the feast of Epiphany. In short, it is the feast of the three wise gentlemen.

Ordinary times are the next in the almanac. The commencing of this season is normally the day after the celebration of Epiphany. In short, it is the day after the first Sunday following sixth January. The season will come to an end on the week of the crucifixion on the Fat Tuesday day. Fat Tuesday is the day before Ash Wednesday.

Lent is the following festive on the Almanac and is a season for two days. Ash Wednesday is the beginning day, and it ends on the Holy Thursday Mass of His Holiness which is a day before Good Friday. In this day or season, Jesus and His disciples were in the upper room where they had their last supper.

Another season is known as the Easter Triduum. This is a period of three days which begins after the last supper and will go up to Sunday. In other words, it is Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. This Sunday is commonly known as the Easter Sunday.

The next feast is the Easter feast, and it starts from the last supper day through fifty days. Following the completion of the fifty days, there is a celebration known as the Pentecost. This festive is celebrated together with the liturgical Easter season.

Lastly, there is ordinary time season. This is a period between the Pentecost and the day before the Advent. The period connects the resurrection of Jesus Christ with the celebration of His birth.

There are other holy or celebration days in the liturgical calendar that are always included with their specific dates. These are celebrations of saints who have been in the Catholic Church for example; the celebration of St. Patrick is always in the seventeenth March.

As a Catholic Church member, you must ensure you understand all the seasons and festive. These are seasons that bring about unity, and the fundamentals are to strengthen faith. All of them rotate around the crucifixion and birth of Christ.




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