the season of advent december 1 – december 24, 2013
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The Season of Advent
December 1 –December 24, 2013
Four Weeks• Happy New (Liturgical) Year!• Themes: Longing, Waiting
Hopeful anticipation,• Preparing
• COLOR: Violet/Pink• TONE: HUSHED, QUIET, REFLECTIVE
Feast Days and Holy Days• December 6: Feast of St. Nicholas
• December 8: Feast of the Immaculate Conception: (Holy Day of Obligation)
• December 12: Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe• December 13: Feast of St. Lucy
• December 14: Feast of St. John of the Cross
Christmas SeasonDecember 25 – January 13, 2014
Themes: Incarnation, the Light, the Word Colors: White and Gold
Feast Days:December 26: Feast of St. Stephen
December 28: Feast of Holy InnocentsJanuary 1: Solemnity of Mary
January 5: Feast of the EpiphanyJanuary 12: Feast of Baptism of the Lord
Ordinary Time (Winter)January 13 – March 4, 20148 SUNDAYS IN ORDINARY TIME
Color: GreenThemes: “Ordinary (numbered) Time”
Feast Days:January 25: Feast of St. Paul
January 28: Feast of St. Thomas AquinasFebruary 2: Presentation of the Lord
ENDS ON “FAT TUESDAY” March 4th
LENT: March 5 – April 16
LASTS FOR SIX SUNDAYS; COLOR: PURPLETHEMES: Repentance; Renewal; Reflection, ScrutinyFeasts and Holy Days:March 5 - Ash Wednesday March 17 – St. PatrickMarch 19 - Saint Joseph March 25 - The Annunciation of the Lord
HOLY WEEKApril 13 – April 19
• Passion (Palm Sunday) – April 13
THE TRIDUUM(Lent is Over)
THREE DAYS CELEBRATED AS ONE EVENT• April 17 – Holy Thursday• April 18 – Good Friday• April 19 – Holy Saturday
EASTER SEASONApril 20 – June 8, 2014
• Themes: New Life, Resurrection, Joy• Color: WhiteFeasts: (Many different Saints)• May 29 – Ascension of the Lord• May 31 – The Visitation (Mary and Elizabeth)
JUNE 8: PENTECOST SUNDAYEnd of Easter Season
Ordinary Time (Summer)June 9 – November 29, 2014
Theme: Five Months Ordinary, Numbered TimeColor: Green
Some Feasts and Holy Days:• June 15 – Most Holy Trinity Sunday• June 22 –The Most Holy Body and Blood of
Christ (Corpus Christi) • August 15 – Feast of the Assumption of Mary• Sept 8 - The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary• Nov 1-2 – All Saints/All Souls Day
Let’s Return to NOW! ADVENT!
• Advent in Two Minutes
What does Advent mean?
• From Latin: “To come, the arrival”• Remembering the Coming of Christ so
long ago at Bethlehem: aka: The Incarnation
• Looking forward to the Coming of Christ at the end of time
• Realizing the coming of Christ, every day, into our lives
Important Figures for Advent:Elijah the Prophet
Isaiah the Prophet
John the Baptist
Elizabeth, Mary’s Cousin
Zechariah
Mary
Joseph
How we Celebrate Advent
• Slow down and be quiet• Pray in “watchful anticipation”• Perhaps around the Advent Wreath (very
symbolic)• Perhaps around the Jesse Tree (also symbolic)• SUBTRACT, not ADD
How is this possible during the holidays?
That’s up to YOU!