Christian liturgical year

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The Christian liturgical year is the annual cycle of seasons and feasts, such as Advent, Christmas, Lent, and Easter, through which many Christian churches commemorate the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian practice
liturgical year
religious calendar
associatedWith fasting practices
feasting practices
liturgical colors
basisFor lectionary cycles
calendarType solar calendar
containsFixedFeasts true
containsMovableFeasts true
determines date of Easter
follows annual cycle
historicalRoot early Christian worship
includesFeast All Saints' Day
linked to: All Saints’ Day

Ascension
Ash Wednesday
Christmas
Easter Sunday
linked to: Resurrection Sunday

Epiphany
Feast of Christ the King
Good Friday
Holy Saturday
Maundy Thursday
Palm Sunday
Pentecost
Trinity Sunday
includesSeason Advent
Christmas season
Easter season
linked to: Easter Week

Epiphany season
Lent
Ordinary Time
influencedBy Jewish liturgical calendar
linked to: Hebrew calendar
keyMovableFeast Easter
organizes Scripture readings
church festivals
hymns
liturgical prayers
primaryFocus death of Jesus Christ
life of Jesus Christ
resurrection of Jesus Christ
religion Christianity
usedBy Anglican Communion
Eastern Orthodox Church
Lutheran churches
Methodist churches
Oriental Orthodox Churches
linked to: Oriental Orthodoxy

Reformed churches
Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

many Protestant denominations
variesBy denomination
liturgical tradition

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Advent partOf Christian liturgical year
Paschal cycle isPartOf Christian liturgical year
Diocese of Venezuela hasLiturgicalCalendar liturgical calendar of the Episcopal Church (United States)
linked to: Christian liturgical year
Anglican rite hasCalendar Anglican liturgical year
linked to: Christian liturgical year
Solemnity of Christ the King observedIn Roman Catholic liturgical calendar
linked to: Christian liturgical year
Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ hasCategory Catholic holy days
linked to: Christian liturgical year
Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity calendar Western Christian liturgical calendar
linked to: Christian liturgical year
Feast of the Theophany partOf Christian liturgical year
Fifth Sunday of Lent partOf Christian liturgical calendar
linked to: Christian liturgical year
Great Week isPartOf Christian liturgical year
Holy Tuesday calendar Western Christian liturgical calendar
linked to: Christian liturgical year
Holy Wednesday occursIn Christian liturgical calendar
linked to: Christian liturgical year
Holy Monday calendar Christian liturgical calendar
linked to: Christian liturgical year
Church of England liturgical calendar basedOn Western Christian liturgical calendar
linked to: Christian liturgical year
Church of Iceland followsChurchCalendar Western Christian liturgical calendar
linked to: Christian liturgical year
Feast of Saints Peter and Paul partOf Christian liturgical year
Tabgha timeOfMajorPilgrimage Christian liturgical year
יִשַׁי hasFeastOrCommemorationIn Christian liturgical calendars
linked to: Christian liturgical year
Diocese of Linköping usesCalendar Western Christian liturgical calendar
linked to: Christian liturgical year
Second Sunday of Quadragesima isPartOf Western Christian liturgical calendar
linked to: Christian liturgical year
Third Sunday of Quadragesima partOf Western Christian liturgical calendar
linked to: Christian liturgical year
Fourth Sunday of Quadragesima calendarTradition Western Christian liturgical calendar
linked to: Christian liturgical year
Proper of the Season appliesTo Church year
linked to: Christian liturgical year
Michaelmas followsCalendar Western Christian liturgical calendar
linked to: Christian liturgical year
St Martin's Day calendar Western Christian liturgical calendar
linked to: Christian liturgical year
Second Sunday of Easter belongsTo Christian liturgical year
Second Day of Christmas usedIn Christian liturgical calendars
linked to: Christian liturgical year
Santos Inocentes calendar Western Christian liturgical calendar
linked to: Christian liturgical year
Feast of the Conversion of Saint Paul partOf Christian liturgical year
New Testament scenes associatedWith Christian liturgical calendar
linked to: Christian liturgical year