What is the Roman Catholic calendar?

The General Roman Calendar is the liturgical calendar that indicates the dates of celebrations of saints and mysteries of the Lord (Jesus Christ) in the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church, wherever this liturgical rite is in use.

What are the Catholic liturgical colors?

Liturgical Colours in Roman Catholicism

• White or gold for Christmas and Easter (the birth and resurrection).
• Purple during Advent and Lent but pink on the 3rd Sunday of Advent and on Laetare Sunday, which is right before Palm Sunday (if I remember correctly).
• Red on the feasts of martyrs (obviously, red = blood).

What are the 5 liturgical seasons?

Generally, the liturgical seasons in western Christianity are Advent, Christmas, Ordinary Time (Time after Epiphany), Lent, Easter, and Ordinary Time (Time after Pentecost).

What is the shortest season in the Catholic Church?

While Ordinary Time is the longest of the Church’s liturgical seasons, the Easter Triduum is the shortest; as the General Norms note, “The Easter Triduum begins with the evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper (on Holy Thursday), reaches its high point in the Easter Vigil, and closes with evening prayer on Easter Sunday.”

Where can I find the Catholic liturgical calendar?

Each year the Secretariat of Divine Worship of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops publishes the Liturgical Calendar for the Dioceses of the United States of America. This calendar lists each day’s celebration, rank, liturgical color, citations for the Lectionary for Mass, and Psalter cycle for the Liturgy of the Hours.

When is the Catholic University of America summer calendar posted?

Note: Future Summer calendars will be posted in the December preceding the term; however, start and end dates for the summer term are listed at the bottom of the Spring calendar for each year.

What are the seasons of the church year?

The seasons of the church year are marked by certain liturgical colors. Found here are the Sundays and seasons in the cycles of the Church’s liturgical calendar: Christmas/Epiphany, Good Friday/Easter, and Pentecost, followed by the Time of the Church.

When is the start of the liturgical year?

Jan. 11 – Feb. 16, 2021 Weeks 1 to 6, Ordinary Time Vol. III Feb. 17 – May 23, 2021 Lent, Triduum, Easter Vol. II May 24 – July 31, 2021 Weeks 8 to 17, Ordinary Time Vol. III Aug. 1 – Nov. 27, 2021 Weeks 18 to 34, Ordinary Time Vol. IV Nov. 28, 2021 – Jan. 9, 2022 Advent, Christmas Vol. I MISCELLANEOUS NOTES 1.