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The Green Sundays and weekdays in Different colours are used at various tide (after the of the seasons of the church’s year to indicate Feast for which the colour is white) and joy, sorrow for sins, grief and life. the season of /Trinity. It represents the God of life. or Gold Feasts of our Lord: , , Ascension, Epiphany and the Black (Not commonly used) Transfiguration. Feasts of the Blessed For the departed at Funerals and Virgin Mary. Feasts of St. John the Masses in some churches. Baptist, Confessors and Doctors (teachers of the Faith), Virgins, Weddings, ; Consecrations; Dedications and Harvest Thanksgivings.

Red Masses of the as it is the dominant colour in fire (Tongues of flame descended on the Apostles at Pentecost). Feasts of , i.e. those who witnessed for Christ by shedding their blood. For Additional information contact: The Rev Canon Wayne Isaacs and Holy Cross Day; The Rev. Dr Von Watson in some churches. Red is also the colour of blood. The Diocese of Barbados The Diocesan Secretariat WHAT Purple Mandeville House Days and Seasons of solemn preparation Henry’s Lane ANGLICANS for Great Christian Festivals. Collymore Rock which prepares us for Christmas and St. Michael BELIEVE! which prepares us for the Queen 246-426-2761 of Festivals, Easter. [email protected] March 2016 Ember times when we pray for the ministry of the church and Eves of certain Holy Days. Produced by

The Office of the Canon Missioner What is the ? What is Pentecost? Resurrection on the first day of the week. Unlike the civil year which is divided into Pentecost is the name given to the months, the liturgical year is the church celebration of the outpouring of the Holy Easter year made up of seasons which reflect the Spirit on the church. Also the name of a Easter celebrates our Lord’s resurrection activity of God in Christ Jesus. season in the church as we focus on the from the dead. Easter is called the presence and operation of the Holy Spirit “Queen of Feasts” because if Christ did When does the liturgical year in the Church and in the world. not rise from the dead, our faith is in vain begin? (1 Corinthians 15:14). It is not only It begins on the First Sunday of Advent Are Advent and Pentecost the celebrated annually, but weekly because which is the Sunday closest to St. only two seasons observed by the every Sunday is a little Easter. Formerly, Andrew’s Day, November 30 whether church? this season lasted for forty days and was called the “Greater Forty Days” while Lent before or after giving us four Sundays No. According to the Book of Common is the “Lesser Forty Days.” In revised before Christmas and then proceeds into Prayer in the Church of the Province of calendars Easter is extended to Pentecost other seasons. the West Indies there are: thus now lasting for fifty days.

When does the liturgical year Christmas Season / Christmas end? / Epiphany What is the Christmas Season? Christmas is the period of time during It ends on the Last Sunday after Pentecost Lenten Season / Lent which we celebrate the birth of our Lord also known to us as the Feast of Christ the and Saviour Jesus Christ. It begins on King/The Reign of Christ. (The Sunday Easter Season / Easter December 25, Christmas Day and ends on closest to November 23) / the season after the Second Sunday after Christmas. The Pentecost Feast of the Naming of Jesus is annually What is Advent? Lent celebrated on 1st January and is part of the Advent is the name given to the opening Christmas season. Lent is a forty-day season of preparation season of the liturgical or church year. It is for Easter. It is a time of spiritual a season of expectation as the people of What is the Season of the God (the church) look forward to the discipline, prayers, extra acts of worship celebration of the birth of Christ as well as and self-denial. Lent begins on Ash Epiphany? His coming again to judge the living and Wednesday and ends on , This season begins with the Feast of the the dead. We also prepare continually for the day before Easter. The last week of Epiphany on January 6, which is also Christ who comes to us in the Sacraments, Lent is called HOLY WEEK, which known as the Manifestation () in prayer and worship and who is with us begins on PALM SUNDAY. It includes of Christ to the Gentiles, that is to the through all the changing scenes of life. when our world of the non-Jews. It tells us that Jesus Lord instituted the Eucharist in the Upper Christ is the Saviour of the world. The In the beginning of the liturgical year, it Room, GOOD FRIDAY when Jesus First Sunday after the Epiphany is reminds us to prepare for Jesus who died on the Cross and HOLY celebrated as the of the Lord. The comes as a baby in the manger and as a SATURDAY. Last Sunday after the Epiphany is the judge of the living and the dead at His Sunday before . secondary coming. Sundays are not counted as days of Lent as they are always celebrations of Jesus’