Liturgical Years
For Sundays and other special days throughout the church year, there are threesets of readings assigned for the day. These readings are assigned to LiturgicalYears A, B, and C. Years which are evenly divisible by 3 are assigned year C,such as 1995. Year A follows year C, Year B follows Year A, and Year C followsYear B. Bear in mind that Liturgical Years start on the first Sunday of Adventof the previous year, so December 1, 1996 started Liturgical Year B.Liturgical 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 toLiturgical Cycles I and II. Odd years are assigned cycle I, and even years areassigned cycle II. Bear in mind that Liturgical Cycles start on the first Sundayof Advent of the previous year, so December 1, 1996 began Liturgical Cycle I.Seasons of the Liturgical Year
The seasons of the liturgical year begin with Advent, a time ofpreparation for the Christmas season. The Christmasseason celebrates the birth of Jesus (on December 25) and continuesuntil the Baptism of Our Lord. This is followed by the first of two periods ofOrdinary Time, which continues until Ash Wednesday. AshWednesday marks the beginning of the season of Lent, a time ofpenitence leading to the Paschal Triduum after the Lord's Supper on Holy Thursday. TheTriduum is the three days before Easter. Easter Sundaymarks the start of the Easter season, which continues as a timeof celebration until Pentecost Sunday. Pentecost Sunday marks thestart of the second period of Ordinary Time, which continuesuntil the Advent season begins again.Learn Latin Now! 10.0
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