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• Liturgical Year


  • Lent
  • Holy Week
  • Easter
• In the Liturgical Year, the church celebrates the whole mystery of Christ from His incarnation to His return in glory
• On set days, the church venerates with special love the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of God, the church also keeps the memorials of saints who lived for Christ, who suffered with Him, and who live with Him in glory
• Mary's parents


  Sta. Ana and San Joaquin
• Immaculate Concepcion (Mary), patron saint in Pasig
• Liturgical Seasons and Colors

  • Advent: Violet, Purple, Blue Violet
  • Christmas: White
  • Ordinary Time: Green
  • Lent: Violet, Purple, Blue Violet
  • Easter Triduum (3-day Paschal): Violet - Red - White
  • Easter: White
• Pink


  Color of joy (3rd Advent)
• Lent


  Period before Easter in Christian Calendar; the period of 40 weekdays before Easter observed in some Christian churches as a period of prayer, penance, fasting, and self-denial
• Lencten


  (Germanic) means "spring"
• Cuaresma


  (Philippines), derived from Spanish word Cuarenta (40)
• Lenten Practices


  • Prayer
  • Penance
  • Fasting
  • Self-Denial
• Lenten Season (Violet) - the Sundays of Lent have priority over Solemnities and Feasts of the Lord. All weekdays of Lent mark the beginning of Holy Week, also known as Palm Sunday
• Holy Week - recalls the sufferings of our Lord
• Double character of Lent

  To prepare both catechumens and faithful to celebrate the paschal mystery
• Catechumens


  Are prepared for the celebration of the Sacraments of Christian Initiation [Baptism, Confirmation, Holy Eucharist]
• Faithful


  Prepare by penance for the renewal of their baptismal promises
• Lenten weekdays are not commemorated on solemnities and feasts. Ash Wednesday and the days of Holy Week take precedence over all solemnities and feasts
• Alleluia is not sung or said from the beginning of Lent until Easter Vigil; nor is the "Te Deum" sung at or on Sundays of Lent
• During the Lent the altar should not be decorated with flowers, and musical instruments may be played only to give necessary support for singing
• On the Fourth Sunday of Lent ("Laetare") and on solemnities and feasts, musical instruments may be played and the altar decorated with flowers
• If marriages are to take place during Lent, couples are reminded that the wedding plan should respect the special nature of this Liturgical Season; they should refrain from much pomp or display
• Traditional Celebrations/Devotions during Lent

  • Silab-Sala
  • Way of the Cross
  • Altar of Repose/Visita Iglesia
  • Retreats/Recollection
  • Kumpisalang Bayan
  • Seven Last Words
  • Cenaculo
  • Paglilibing (Procession)/Burol
• The three days of the passion and resurrection of Christ is the highest point of the whole year
• The solemnity of Easter is the whole Liturgical Year
• The Triduum begins on Holy Thursday with the evening mass of the Lord's supper, continues to Good Friday with the solemn commemoration of the Lord's Passion and death, and reaches its high point in the celebration of the Easter Vigil. The Triduum closes in the evening of Easter Sunday
• The color is white, but red on Good Friday
• Salubong (Easter Vigil)


  "Bati" dances for Maria as a greeting. Dalaga at 4 kids (lady)
• Easter Season covers the 50 days between Easter Sunday and Pentecost. These days are celebrated as feast days but the first 8 days after Easter Sunday are called the Easter Octave and are celebrated as solemnities of the Lord
• The color is white
• On the 40th day after ascension to the Saturday before Pentecost, we prepare for the coming of the Holy Spirit. The color is white. On Pentecost Sunday, we celebrate the sending of the Holy Spirit to the church. The color is red
• Traditional Celebrations/Devotions during Easter

  • Easter Vigil Mass
  • Blessing of Paschal Candle
  • 12 Readings
  • Gloria and Alleluia is sung
  • Salubong
  • Bati
  • Easter Egg Hunt
  • Easter Bunny
• Bible


  • Old Testament - 46 books (pentateuch, torah)
  • New Testament - 27 books (gospels)
• Gospel


  Means good news or good tidings. Speaks of the good news from the angelic message of Bethlehem (Luke 2:10) to the final commissioning to the Apostles (Mark 16:15)
• The Gospels are the 4 authentic accounts of the Life, death and Resurrection of Jesus which the church declares as divinely inspired
• "These have been recorded to help you believe that Jesus is the Messiah, Son of God, so that through this faith you may have life in His Name." - John 20:31
• The Four Gospels


  • Mark
  • Matthew
  • Luke
  • John
• Synoptic Gospels (Mark, Matthew, John)


  Meaning "to see with the same eyes". In general, they offer the same accounts of Jesus' life and teachings. There are similarities in many passages in the list of Mark, Matthew and John's Gospels
• Dissimilarities in the Synoptic Gospels

  Due to: Author's Different Theological Purposes, The Audience the Author's Addressed, The Historical Contents of Situations of Their Writings
• Symbols of the Four Gospels

  • Mark: Lion
  • Matthew: Winged Human
  • Luke: Ox
  • John: Eagle (Theology of the logos or word)
• Gospel According to Matthew


  Objective: To prove that Jesus is the Messiah, the eternal king. Author: Matthew, formerly called Levi, the tax collector. One of the 12 Apostles. He specifically addressed the Gospel of the Jews