Ordinary Time
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Ordinary Time is the liturgical season in the Christian calendar, especially in Roman Catholicism, that falls outside the major festal periods like Advent, Christmas, Lent, and Easter and focuses on the ongoing life and teachings of Jesus.
Aliases (5)
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
liturgical season
→
period in the Christian liturgical year → |
| associatedWith |
General Roman Calendar
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| beginsAfter |
Feast of the Baptism of the Lord
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| calendarType |
moveable period depending on date of Easter
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| color |
green
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| contains |
Solemnity of Christ the King
→
Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ → Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity → |
| contrastsWith |
major festal seasons
→
penitential seasons → |
| dividedInto |
Sundays in Ordinary Time
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weekdays in Ordinary Time → |
| doesNotMean |
ordinary as common or unimportant
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| emphasizes |
discipleship in daily life
→
growth in Christian virtue → |
| endsBefore |
Ash Wednesday
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| endsOn |
Saturday before First Sunday of Advent
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| etymologyFrom |
Latin tempus per annum
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| excludes |
Advent
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Christmas season → Easter Triduum → Easter season → Lent → |
| focusesOn |
ongoing life of the Church
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public ministry of Jesus → teachings of Jesus → |
| follows |
Christmas season
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| includes |
up to 34 weeks in the Roman Rite
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| introducedInCurrentFormBy |
Second Vatican Council reforms
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| liturgicalColorSymbolizes |
growth
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hope → life → |
| nameRefersTo |
ordinal numbering of weeks
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| partOf |
Christian liturgical year
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| precedes |
Lent
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| readingsCycle |
three-year Sunday lectionary cycle
→
two-year weekday lectionary cycle → |
| replaced |
season after Epiphany
→
season after Pentecost → |
| resumesAfter |
Easter season
→
Pentecost Sunday → |
| usedIn |
Anglican Communion
→
Lutheran churches → Methodist churches → Roman Catholic Church → some Reformed churches → |
Referenced by (15)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Christmastide
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Eastertide → Epiphany ("Ordinary Time in some Western churches") → Pentecost ("Ordinary Time in the Roman Rite") → |
precedes |
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Marian antiphons
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associatedWithSeason |
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Ordinary Time
("Sundays in Ordinary Time")
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dividedInto |
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General Roman Calendar
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hasComponent |
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Roman Catholicism
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hasLiturgicalYear |
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Anglican rite
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hasSeason |
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Christian liturgical year
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includesSeason |
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Feast of the Chair of Saint Peter
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liturgicalSeason |
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Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
("Ordinary Time in Roman Rite")
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liturgicalSeasonContext |
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Feast of the Transfiguration of Our Lord
("Ordinary Time in Roman Rite")
→
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observedInSeason |
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Great Fifty Days
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precedesSeason |
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Time after Epiphany
("Ordinary Time (in post–Vatican II Roman Rite)")
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relatedTo |