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Diego Velázquez, Christ Crucified

Every year, the whole story

The Liturgical Year

The Church doesn’t just remember Jesus. Every year she walks through His whole life, and Easter is the sun the rest orbits. CCC 1163 CCC 1171

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  1. Advent

    Four weeks of waiting, like Israel waited for the Messiah. CCC 524

  2. Christmas

    God is born among us. CCC 1171

  3. Ordinary Time

    Walking with Jesus through His public life. CCC 1163

  4. Lent

    Forty days of prayer, fasting and giving: a reset. CCC 1438 CCC 1095

  5. The Easter Triduum

    Holy Thursday to Easter Sunday: the source of light for the whole year. CCC 1168

  6. Easter

    Not one feast among many. The Feast of feasts. CCC 1169

  7. Pentecost and beyond

    The Spirit sends the Church out, and Ordinary Time begins again. CCC 1171