Religion Exam Revision

• Christmas and Epiphany


  Starts on the 25th of December and ends on January 5th
• Color of Christmas and Epiphany season

  • White
  • Represents purity and peace
  • Represents light, as Jesus is the "light of our world"
• Ordinary Time


  • Two periods - one from January to February, and the other from May to November
  • Mystery of Christ is called to penetrate ever more deeply into history until all things are finally caught up in Christ
• Color of Ordinary Time

  • Green
  • Represents nature and growth
  • Symbolizes hope and life
  • Reminder of the mission of the church in the world
• Lent


  • Starts on Ash Wednesday and ends 40 days later, representing the time Jesus was in the desert
  • Season of reflection before the celebration of Easter
  • People normally fast from both food and festivities
• Color of Lent


  • Purple
  • Represents sorrow and penance
• Easter Triduum


  • Marks the end of Lent and leads up to the mass of the resurrection of Jesus
  • Includes the mass of the lord's supper, Good Friday of the lord's passion, and the Mass of the resurrection of the lord
• Color of Easter Triduum

  • White
  • Symbolizes rebirth and baptism
• Easter


  • Starts on March 22 and April 24
  • Marks the resurrection of Jesus after he was crucified on the cross on Good Friday and rose in the tomb that was guarded by the Roman soldiers
• Color of Easter


  • White
  • Represents Jesus's revival from the tomb
  • Represents purity and innocence
• Pentecost


  • Lasts three days like the Easter Triduum
  • Commemorates the descent of the holy spirit on the Apostles and Jesus's followers, while they were in Jerusalem celebrating the Feasts of the week
• Color of Pentecost


  • Red
  • Symbol of the coming of the Holy Spirit
• Advent


  • Starts on the fourth Sunday before Christmas and ends on Christmas eve
  • A four week season remembering and celebrating the arrival of Jesus on Earth
• Color of Advent


  • Purple
  • Reminder of the robe placed on Jesus by the soldiers who mocked him
  • Represents prayer, penance and sacrifice
• Edmund Rice was born on the 1st of June 1762 in Westcourt in Callan, Ireland.