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What is the high point of the liturgical year?
THE SACRED TRIDUUM The Triduum “reaches its high point in the Easter Vigil, and closes with evening prayer on Easter Sunday” (The General Norms for the Liturgical Year). The word “triduum” comes from the Latin word triduum, which comes from tris (“three”) + dies (“day”).
What is the greatest season of the liturgical year?
Resurrection (Qyamta) According to eastern Christianity, the Feast of Resurrection is the most important and the greatest feast in a liturgical year. Therefore, the season commemorating the resurrection of Christ is also of prime importance in the church liturgy.
What seasons begins the Catholic liturgical year?
The Roman Catholic Church year begins on the first Sunday in Advent, which is the fourth Sunday before Christmas. Until 1969, after Advent and Christmas, there followed the seasons of Epiphany, Pre-Lent, Lent, Easter, Ascension, and Pentecost.
Which is the first season of the liturgical year?
The liturgical calendar leads us through the seasons of the liturgical year. The first season of the liturgical year is Advent . During Advent we prepare to celebrate Jesus’ birth and await Christmas, the celebration of the coming of the Son of God, Jesus Christ.
Why do we need a liturgical year calendar?
The Liturgical Year Explained (Plus Free Printable Calendar!) “This calendar keeps time to remember God’s Salvation Story. The stories of God breaking into our darkness. Stories of God’s work in our lives.” Keeping Time… Time. Time to get up and to go to bed. Time for a sporting event.
Which is the shortest season of 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.”
When was the Easter Triduum liturgical season created?
Like Ordinary Time, the Easter Triduum is a new liturgical season created with the revision of the liturgical calendar in 1969. It has its roots, though, in the reform of the ceremonies of Holy Week in 1956.