Liturgical Calendar
Major Liturgical Seasons
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Advent: Begins four Sundays before Christmas; a time of preparation and expectation.
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Christmas: Celebrates the birth of Christ; lasts until the Baptism of the Lord.
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Ordinary Time (Part I): From Baptism of the Lord to Ash Wednesday.
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Lent: Begins on Ash Wednesday; a season of penance leading to Easter.
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Triduum: Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday—culminating in Easter.
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Easter: Celebrates the Resurrection; lasts 50 days until Pentecost.
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Ordinary Time (Part II): Resumes after Pentecost and continues until Advent.
Types of Days
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Solemnities: Highest-ranking celebrations (e.g., Easter, Christmas, Pentecost).
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Feasts: Important but slightly lower in rank (e.g., Transfiguration, Apostles).
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Memorials: Commemorations of saints or events; may be obligatory or optional.
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Ferial Days: Regular weekdays without a specific feast.
Liturgical Colors
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Purple: Advent and Lent (penance and preparation)
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White: Christmas, Easter, feasts of the Lord and saints who weren’t martyred
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Red: Pentecost, Passion of the Lord, martyrs
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Green: Ordinary Time
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Rose: Gaudete Sunday (Advent) and Laetare Sunday (Lent)
Feast Name | Feast Date | Liturgical Season | Holy Day of Obligation | Description |
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11 Fri Saint Benedict, Abbot white
Memorial
Gn 46:1-7, 28-30/Mt 10:16-23 (387) | 11/07/2025 | Ordinary Time | No | |
Christmas | 25/12/2024 | Christmas Season | Yes | Celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ. |
Easter Sunday | 31/03/2024 | Easter Season | Yes | Celebration of the Resurrection of Jesus from the dead. |
All Saints' Day | 01/11/2024 | Ordinary Time | Yes | Honors all the saints, known and unknown. |
Feast of the Immaculate Conception | 08/12/2024 | Advent | Yes | Celebrates the conception of the Virgin Mary free from original sin. |
Pentecost Sunday | 19/05/2024 | Easter Season | No | Commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles. |
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