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Year 1
Church Year |
Year 2
Church Year |
Year 3
Church Year |
Year 4
Holy Mysteries
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Year 5
Liturgy & Morality |
| September |
Welcome to the Church Year |
Exaltation of the Cross: Themes:Victorious Cross; Salvation and Redemption |
Nativity of the Theotokos: |
Marriage: Feast of Sts. Joachim & Anne |
What is Liturgy? |
October |
St. Philip's Fast:
Theme: Fasting and Preparation |
Protection of Our Lady
Theme: Prayer |
Feast of St. Demetrius
Theme: Martyrdom |
Theme: Services for the Dead |
Liturgical Times |
| November |
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Entrance of the Mother of God into the Temple
Theme: Dedication to God's service |
Eucharist
Theme: Giving Thanks & Service (St. John the Almsgiving) |
Divine Liturgy |
Vespers |
| December |
The Nativity:
Theme: Incarnation |
Feast of St. Nicholas:
Theme: Gifts we have recieved, we need to give
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Ancestors / Genealogy
Theme:Preparing for the Messiah |
Anointing |
Matins |
| January |
Encounter of our Lord in the Temple:
Theme: Light |
Theophany
Theme: First Revelation of Trinity |
Feast pf St. Basil / 3 Holy Hierarchs
Theme: Faith in Christ; Handing down the Tradition |
Deaconate |
Liturgy of the Hours |
| February |
The Great Fast:
Theme: Forgiveness and Repentance |
The Great Fast & The Presanctified Liturgy
Theme: Nourished by our Dependance on God |
The Great Fast (St. Ephraim)
Theme Conversion |
Confession |
Liturgical Space |
| March |
Good Friday:
Theme: The Passion |
Holy Week:
Theme: Eschatology |
Annunciation
Theme: Cooperation with God's will
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Initiation |
Liturgy of the Word |
| April |
Pachal Season:
Theme: Joy and Celebration for 50 days |
Resurrection / Pascha
Theme: Conquering death by death |
St. Thomas:
Theme: Faith - I believe in Christ |
Eucharist (Holy Thursday) |
Liturgy of the Eucharist |
| May |
Pentecost:
Theme: Empowered by the Holy Spirit for Christ's Mission to the World (personal & communal) |
Ascention:
Theme: Christ Among us |
All Saints:
Theme: Community of Saints; Many members, one body
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Chrismation |
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| Summer |
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Transfiguration:
Theme: Christ the image of the Father |
Dormition of the Mother of God:
Theme: God's promise fulfulled in Mary is for all
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Ordination |
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