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November 20, 2016Kinder- Liturgical year: The mystery of Christ, unfolded through the cycle of the year, calls us to live his mystery in our own lives.
- Advent: Four weeks of preparation before the celebration of Jesus’ birth.
- Christmas: Feast of the Nativity of Jesus Christ.
- Church: The faithful of the whole world.
- Liturgical year: The mystery of Christ, unfolded through the cycle of the year, calls us to live his mystery in our own lives.
- Advent: Four weeks of preparation before the celebration of Jesus’ birth.
- Christmas: Feast of the Nativity of Jesus Christ.
- Advent: Four weeks of preparation before the celebration of Jesus’ birth.
- Christmas: Feast of the Nativity of Jesus Christ.
- Lent: The season of prayer and penance before Easter.
- The Three Days: The holiest "Three Days" of the Church's year, where the Christian people recall the suffering, death, and resurrection of Jesus.
- Easter: The day commemorating Christ's Resurrection from the dead
- Ordinary Time:
- Parish: An ecclesiastical district having its own church and member of the clergy.
- Pastor: A minister or priest in charge of a church.
- Deacon: In hierarchical churches, a member of the clerical order next below that of a priest.
- Liturgical year: The mystery of Christ, unfolded through the cycle of the year, calls us to live his mystery in our own lives.
- Advent: Four weeks of preparation before the celebration of Jesus’ birth.
- Christmas: Feast of the Nativity of Jesus Christ.
- Sabbath: A day of religious observance and abstinence from work, kept by Jews from Friday evening to Saturday evening, and by most Christians on Sunday.
- Synagogue: The building where a Jewish assembly or congregation meets for religious worship and instruction.
- Holy day of obligation: A day on which Roman Catholics are required to attend Mass.
- Corporal Works of Mercy: Kind acts by which we help our neighbors with their material and physical needs.
- Spiritual Works of Mercy: Acts of compassion, as listed below, by which we help our neighbors with their emotional and spiritual needs.
Fifth- Introductory rites: The Mass begins with the entrance chant/song. The celebrant and other ministers enter in procession and reverence the altar with a bow and/or a kiss. All make the Sign of the Cross and the celebrant extends a greeting to the gathered people in words taken from Scripture. The Penitential Act follows the greeting. The Gloria follows the Penitential Act. The Introductory Rites conclude with an opening prayer.
- Liturgy of the Word: That section of the celebration where the Scriptures are proclaimed and reflected upon. On Sundays and major feasts, there are three readings: Old Testament selection, a New Testament selection, a Gospel reading.
- Liturgy of the Eucharist: Begins with the preparation of the gifts and the altar. As the ministers prepare the altar, representatives of the people bring forward the bread and wine that will become the Body and Blood of Christ. The celebrant blesses and praises God for these gifts and places them on the altar, the place of the Eucharistic sacrifice. In addition to the bread and wine, monetary gifts for the support of the Church and the care of the poor may be brought forward. The Prayer over the Offerings concludes this preparation and disposes all for the Eucharistic Prayer.
- Consecration: An act by which a thing is separated from a common and profane to a sacred use, or by which a person or thing is dedicated to the service and worship of God by prayers, rites, and ceremonies.
- Concluding rites: During the Concluding Rites, announcements may be made after the Prayer after Communion. The celebrant then blesses the people assembled. It is in the triune God and in the sign
