Have you ever wondered? What Does Ordinary Time Mean? The Church’s liturgical year begins with Evening Prayer I of the First Sunday of Advent. The seasons of the Church’s liturgical year that celebrate a specific aspect of the mystery of Christ’s life and mission are Advent, Christmas, Lent, the Easter Triduum and Easter. The remaining 33 or 34 weeks (depending on the year) of the yearly cycle make up Ordinary Time. During Ordinary Time, as the days progress through the year, the Church celebrates the fullness of the mystery of Christ, especially on Sundays. Unlike those seasons where special focus is given to the coming of Christ (Advent), the birth of Christ (Christmas), the preparation for the Passion and Death of Christ (Lent) and the Resurrection of Christ (Easter), Ordinary Time recalls the events and mystery of Christ’s life in their totality. It may have seemed to you at times, that this time is, well, ordinary; in the sense that it is not as important. But that is not so. Prior to the new missal that followed Vatican II, these days were referred to as related to Sundays after Epiphany and Sundays after Pentecost. This time is called Tempus per annum, “time through the year.” It is from this that we render in English, Ordinary Time. Rather than meaning unimportant, it means ordered, as in Ordered Time. - See more at: integratedcatholiclife.org/2014/01/deacon-bickerstaff-what-you-need-to-know-about-ordinary-time/#sthash.V08wvuHt.dpuf
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