Ordinary Time
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Ordinary Time is the liturgical season in the Christian calendar, especially in Roman Catholicism, that falls outside the major festal periods like Advent, Christmas, Lent, and Easter and focuses on the ongoing life and teachings of Jesus.
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Target entity: Ordinary Time Context triple: [Roman Catholicism, hasLiturgicalYear, Ordinary Time]
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Pentecost
Pentecost is a major Christian feast commemorating the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the apostles, often regarded as the "birthday" of the Church.
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Easter
Easter is the principal Christian festival celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, observed with religious services and various cultural traditions worldwide.
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Holy Tradition
Holy Tradition is the living transmission of the faith, worship, and teachings of the Church, preserved and handed down through generations as a primary source of authority alongside Scripture.
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Holy Eucharist
The Holy Eucharist is the central Christian sacrament in which believers share consecrated bread and wine as the sacramental presence of Christ and a memorial of his death and resurrection.
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Holy Baptism
Holy Baptism is the Christian sacrament of initiation and incorporation into the Church, marked by the ritual use of water and invocation of the Holy Trinity.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Ordinary Time Target entity description: Ordinary Time is the liturgical season in the Christian calendar, especially in Roman Catholicism, that falls outside the major festal periods like Advent, Christmas, Lent, and Easter and focuses on the ongoing life and teachings of Jesus.
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A.
Pentecost
Pentecost is a major Christian feast commemorating the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the apostles, often regarded as the "birthday" of the Church.
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B.
Easter
Easter is the principal Christian festival celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, observed with religious services and various cultural traditions worldwide.
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C.
Holy Tradition
Holy Tradition is the living transmission of the faith, worship, and teachings of the Church, preserved and handed down through generations as a primary source of authority alongside Scripture.
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D.
Holy Eucharist
The Holy Eucharist is the central Christian sacrament in which believers share consecrated bread and wine as the sacramental presence of Christ and a memorial of his death and resurrection.
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E.
Holy Baptism
Holy Baptism is the Christian sacrament of initiation and incorporation into the Church, marked by the ritual use of water and invocation of the Holy Trinity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
liturgical season
ⓘ
period in the Christian liturgical year ⓘ |
| associatedWith | General Roman Calendar ⓘ |
| beginsAfter | Feast of the Baptism of the Lord ⓘ |
| calendarType | moveable period depending on date of Easter ⓘ |
| color | green ⓘ |
| contains |
Solemnity of Christ the King
ⓘ
Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ ⓘ Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
major festal seasons
ⓘ
penitential seasons ⓘ |
| dividedInto |
Ordinary Time
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Sundays in Ordinary Time
weekdays in Ordinary Time ⓘ |
| doesNotMean | ordinary as common or unimportant ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
discipleship in daily life
ⓘ
growth in Christian virtue ⓘ |
| endsBefore | Ash Wednesday ⓘ |
| endsOn | Saturday before First Sunday of Advent ⓘ |
| etymologyFrom | Latin tempus per annum ⓘ |
| excludes |
Advent
ⓘ
Christmas season ⓘ Paschal Triduum ⓘ
surface form:
Easter Triduum
Eastertide ⓘ
surface form:
Easter season
Lent ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
ongoing life of the Church
ⓘ
public ministry of Jesus ⓘ teachings of Jesus ⓘ |
| follows | Christmas season ⓘ |
| includes | up to 34 weeks in the Roman Rite ⓘ |
| introducedInCurrentFormBy |
Second Vatican Council
ⓘ
surface form:
Second Vatican Council reforms
|
| liturgicalColorSymbolizes |
growth
ⓘ
hope ⓘ life ⓘ |
| nameRefersTo | ordinal numbering of weeks ⓘ |
| partOf | Christian liturgical year ⓘ |
| precedes | Lent ⓘ |
| readingsCycle |
three-year Sunday lectionary cycle
ⓘ
two-year weekday lectionary cycle ⓘ |
| replaced |
season after Epiphany
ⓘ
season after Pentecost ⓘ |
| resumesAfter |
Eastertide
ⓘ
surface form:
Easter season
Pentecost ⓘ
surface form:
Pentecost Sunday
|
| usedIn |
Anglican Communion
ⓘ
Lutheranism ⓘ
surface form:
Lutheran churches
Methodist churches ⓘ Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
some Reformed churches ⓘ |
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Subject: Ordinary Time Description of subject: Ordinary Time is the liturgical season in the Christian calendar, especially in Roman Catholicism, that falls outside the major festal periods like Advent, Christmas, Lent, and Easter and focuses on the ongoing life and teachings of Jesus.
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