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    QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS: LITURGICAL YEAR

    1. With Ash Wednesday we welcome this time (Lent).

    2. During this time we cannot miss the star that guides us (Christmas).

    3. It lasts fifty days (Easter).

    4. The phrase is typical: “Convert and believe in the Gospel” (Lent).

    5. It is time for the light to shine among the darkness (Easter).

    6. The value of conversion (Lent) stands out and is emphasized.

    7. In liturgical celebrations the color green stands out (Ordinary Time).

    8. God becomes a man, he becomes a child, he becomes one of us


    (Christmas).

    9. The candle is one of the most eloquent symbols (Easter).

    10. Time that invites joy because Someone shows us that they will never leave
    us alone (Easter).

    11. If we talk about the twenty-second Sunday, what time are we referring to
    (Ordinary Time).

    12. It is a time of fasting (Lent).

    13. The value of hope (Advent) stands out greatly.

    14. Lasts four weeks (Advent).

    15. Among its festivals we find the Ascension of the Lord (Easter).

    16. This time concludes with the Baptism of the Lord (Christmas).

    17. The parable of the ten maidens is perfectly identified with this time (Advent).

    18. To talk about this time, the image of the desert (Lent) is frequently used.

    19. As for its duration, it is the longest time: 33 or 34 weeks (Ordinary Time).

    20. It concludes with Pentecost Sunday (Easter).

    21. All the towns, all the cities, all the neighborhoods, all the homes... during
    these days share the same name: Bethlehem (Christmas).
    22. The “last name” of this time does not refer to it being unimportant (Ordinary
    Time).

    23. “Hallelujah” is sung, shouted, prayed in our celebrations, in our readings, in


    our songs (Easter).

    24. Jesus is tempted by the devil, emerging from the battle victorious (Lent).

    25. It is a long path that brings us closer to a goal: the celebration of the greatest
    mystery of the Christian: the death and resurrection of Jesus (Lent).

    26. Two of the most important characters are Isaiah and John the Baptist
    (Advent).

    27. In this time we see Jesus grow in age, wisdom and grace (Ordinary Time).

    28. It is the passage from slavery to freedom, from death to life (Easter).

    29. It is the oldest time in the organization of the Christian year (Ordinary Time).

    30. Typical is the phrase from Isaiah: “A voice crying in the desert: prepare the
    dog for the Lord, make straight his paths” (Advent).

    31. During this time, flowers are usually removed from churches as a sign of
    austerity (Lent).

    32. We join the entire creation to exclaim: “Glory to God in the highest and
    peace to men of good will” (Christmas).

    33. We inaugurate this time with a very special celebration: the Midnight Mass
    (Christmas).

    34. It lasts forty days (Lent).

    35. It is a time of joy, a time in which we can shout from the four winds: “Rejoice,
    Christ is risen” (Easter).

    36. The second Sunday is celebrated on Divine Mercy Sunday (Easter).

    37. This time is divided into two stages (Ordinary Time).

    38. We prepare for the Birth of the Messiah (Advent).

    39. A crown is usually used, loaded with symbolism. Green as life, light as
    salvation and the round shape as eternity. Every Sunday a candle is lit
    (Advent).

    40. Jesus was taken into the desert, while being tempted by the devil (Lent).

    41. At the end of this time Jesus sends us his Spirit to assist us (Easter).
    42. “Come Lord, Jesus” we Christians insistently repeat (Advent).

    43. A favorable moment to cleanse our hearts, because Someone very


    important wants to be born in Him (Advent).

    44. During this time the expression “hallelujah” (Lent) is omitted.

    45. “Be careful not to practice justice before men to be seen by them; Otherwise
    you will have no reward from your Heavenly Father…” we usually hear at the
    beginning of this season (Lent).

    46. Festivals as important as Corpus Christi, the Holy Trinity or the Assumption
    of the Virgin Mary are typical of that time (Ordinary Time).

    47. The various appearances of Jesus are usually read and meditated upon,
    once he is resurrected (Easter).

    48. We are called to delve deeper into the Paschal Mystery and to live it in the
    development of everyday life (Ordinary Time).

    49. During this time our prayer becomes a Christmas carol to worship the Child-
    God (Christmas).

    50. Bible readings during this time help instruct us in how to live our Christian
    faith daily (Ordinary Time).

    51. The third Sunday is known as Gaudete Sunday. Gaudete is a Latin word
    and means joy (Advent).

    52. Israel's march through the desert (Lent) is remembered.

    53. It has a double meaning: penitential and baptismal (Lent).

    54. On Fridays during this time you must observe abstinence, that is, not eat
    meat, if you are over 14 years old (Lent).

    55. We also remember how Herod had innocent children killed and how Jesus'
    family has to flee to Egypt (Christmas).

    56. This time is celebrated as a single holiday, like Great Sunday (Easter).

    57. Children and “less children” look forward to the party that ends this period
    (Christmas).

    58. The color used during this time is white (Easter).

    59. During the Fridays of this time the Via Crucis (Lent) is usually celebrated.

    60. The term that names this time comes from Latin and means coming
    (Advent).
    61. The last Sunday of this time is celebrated the feast of Christ the King
    (Ordinary Time).

    62. Almsgiving season (Lent).

    63. Sometimes we “fill” this time with feasting, parties and consumerism,
    “emptying” the meaning of this very important period (Christmas).

    64. In the time of Jesus this festival was celebrated in a special way in
    Jerusalem, where people went on a pilgrimage (Passover).

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