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Center for Religious Education and Mission

(CREaM)

Witness to the Word: Society, Culture and Religious Heritage

LITURGICAL SEASONS

1. Is the Liturgical Calendar the same as the Calendar Year? Why? (10 pts)

No, the liturgical calendar and the calendar have differences that distinguish it from
each other. A similarity that they both share would be the utilization of time periods, but
differ in seasons and use. The liturgical calendar starts on the first Sunday of Advent,
composed of six liturgical seasons namely: Advent, Christmas, Ordinary Time after
Epiphany, Lent, Easter, and Ordinary time after Pentecost. Each season isn’t constant
as they depends on feasts that vary yearly, resulting in a varied length each year. The
purpose of the liturgical calendar is to mark the life and mystery of Jesus Christ from His
incarnation, birth, death, resurrection, ascension and His return. The calendar year has
a simpler use and measurement of time as it comprises 12 months, that starts in
January 1st ending in December 31st , its purpose is to tell the passage of time over the
year, and to indicate which season it currently is whether Winter, Spring, Summer, and
Fall, though in the Philippines due to our Geographical location are only confined to two
seasons namely Rainy and Dry.

2. Identify the Liturgical Color for the following Liturgical Seasons:

(2 pts each)

LITURGICAL SEASON LITURGICAL COLOR

1. Advent Violet
2. Christmas White or Gold
3. 3rd Sunday of Advent Pink
4. Lent Violet, Pink
5. Holy Week Red
6. Ordinary Time Green
7. Easter Season White or Gold
8. Pentecost Sunday Red
9. Feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary White
10. Feast of the Martyrs Red

3. Identify the EVENTS OR ACTIONS OF JESUS CHRIST with the corresponding

LITURGICAL SEASONS: (2 pts each)
Liturgical Season Events or Actions of Jesus Christ
1. Advent Preparation and commemoration for the birth
of Jesus Christ
2. Christmas Birth of Jesus Christ

Prepared by: Prof. Josefina T. Cemine (November 2021)

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3. Ordinary time Reflection on the birth, life and death of Jesus

Christ.
4. Lent Jesus’ sacrifice and withdrawal into the
desert for 40 days and 40 nights
5. Holy Week Entrance of Jesus into Jerusalem
The Last Supper
Judas’ betrayal to Jesus
Arrest of Jesus
Trial of Jesus
Jesus’ agony on the cross
Jesus’ burial in the tomb
6. Easter Resurrection of Jesus Christ

Prepared by: Prof. Josefina T. Cemine (November 2021)