Liturgical Year

The Liturgical Year is a twelve month cycle which celebrates and retells the life and ministry of Jesus. It highlights significant people and events in the story of salvation. Celebrating the feasts and seasons of the liturgical year enables Christians to deepen their faith, discover ways to live as disciples, and celebrate Jesus' presence in the life of the Church today. The Liturgical Year includes five major seasons, and begins the first Sunday of Advent.

During each liturgical season, the Presider wears a different color vestment:

• Advent - purple or dark blue
• Christmas - white or gold
• Lent - purple
• Easter - white
• Ordinary Time - green
• Christ the King Sunday - white or gold
• Pentecost - Red

For certain feast days a special color may be worn.

Today's color can be found on the Home page.

Source: Generations of Faith handout