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.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf liturgical season
period in the Christian liturgical year
associatedWith General Roman Calendar
beginsAfter Feast of the Baptism of the Lord
calendarType moveable period depending on date of Easter
color green
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
weekdays in Ordinary Time
doesNotMean ordinary as common or unimportant
emphasizes discipleship in daily life
growth in Christian virtue
endsBefore Ash Wednesday
endsOn Saturday before First Sunday of Advent
etymologyFrom Latin tempus per annum
excludes Advent
Christmas season
Easter Triduum
Easter season
Lent
focusesOn ongoing life of the Church
public ministry of Jesus
teachings of Jesus
follows Christmas season
includes up to 34 weeks in the Roman Rite
introducedInCurrentFormBy Second Vatican Council reforms
liturgicalColorSymbolizes growth
hope
life
nameRefersTo ordinal numbering of weeks
partOf Christian liturgical year
precedes Lent
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


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