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- 2. Sunday Also known as Sunday of the Passion. Commemorates both Christ's triumphant entry into Jerusalem and his crucifixion
- 3. Wednesday First day of Lent; occurs between February 4 and March 10. Name derives from the traditional practice of imposing something on worshipers' foreheads as a sign of penitence
- 5. Vigil Festive liturgy on the Eve of the Resurrection that includes the lighting of the new fire and procession of the paschal candle, readings from Scripture, Holy Baptism with the renewal of baptismal vows, and the first Eucharist of the new season in the church year; one of the most ancient services in the church
- 6. Liturgical color for Easter Day as an option to white, giving special prominence to this single most important feast of the year
- 7. From the Greek for 'fifty'; a principal feast of the church year, occurring 50 days after Easter. Celebrates the descent of the Holy Spirit on the disciples gathered in Jerusalem
- 12. Principal feast celebrated on January 6, marking the visit of the Magi to Jesus and the consequent revelation of Christ to the world
- 13. From the Anglo-Saxon for 'spring'; the penitential 40-day season (excluding Sundays) before Easter, beginning with Ash Wednesday. Symbolic of Christ's 40 days in the wilderness. It is traditionally the season when candidates prepare for Holy Baptism and the Easter Vigil
- 14. Sunday The First Sunday after Pentecost on which the church celebrates God in three forms
- 16. From a Latin word meaning 'commandment'; the day in Holy Week which commemorates the institution of Holy Communion at the Last Supper, during which Jesus commanded his disciples to love one another and washed their feet
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- 1. Liturgical color for Advent in some churches; symbolizes hope; sometimes used for feasts of the Virgin Mary. Not purple
- 2. Liturgical color for Lent and, in some churches, for Advent
- 3. From the Latin for 'coming'; the four weeks before Christmas which constitute the first season of the liturgical year
- 4. Day Principal feast occurring 40 days after Easter Day, celebrating Christ's rise into heaven
- 6. Friday The Friday in Holy Week that observes Christ's crucifixion and death
- 8. Latin for 'three days'; the sacred three days from Maundy Thursday evening through Easter Eve, which together celebrates the unity of the Paschal mystery of Christ's death and resurrection
- 9. Liturgical color for the seasons after Epiphany and Pentecost; symbolic of growth in the Christian way of life
- 10. Liturgical color for Easter Day and Christmas, giving special prominence to these most important feasts. Gold may also be used
- 11. Week The week beginning on the Sunday of the Passion and ending with Holy Saturday, recalling the events of the last days of Christ's life
- 15. Liturgical color, symbolic of the first of the Holy Spirit. Used on the Day of Pentecost, and feasts of apostles and martyrs