Liturgical Year & Lectionary Flashcards
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Which liturgical season begins the Church's new year?
Answer: Advent
Advent marks the beginning of the liturgical year, typically starting four Sundays before Christmas.
In the Roman Rite's Lectionary, how many years constitute one complete Sunday cycle?
Answer: Three years
The Sunday Lectionary follows a three-year cycle (Years A, B, and C), each featuring a different Synoptic Gospel.
Which Gospel is proclaimed on most Sundays during Lectionary Year B?
Answer: Mark
Year B centers on the Gospel of Mark, supplemented by John in certain seasons.
What color vestment does the presider typically wear during Ordinary Time?
Answer: Green
Green symbolizes hope and growth and is worn during Ordinary Time throughout the year.
The Easter Triduum begins at the evening Mass of which day?
Answer: Holy Thursday
The Triduum begins with the Mass of the Lord's Supper on Holy Thursday evening and concludes on Easter Sunday.
Which weekday Lectionary cycle repeats every two years?
Answer: Ferial cycle
The ferial (weekday) Lectionary uses a two-year cycle (Year I and Year II) for its first readings.
Pentecost Sunday concludes which liturgical season?
Answer: Easter
The Easter season ends on Pentecost Sunday, fifty days after Easter.