Seasons of the Church Year: A Word About Each

acts addition Advent Advent wreath ancient Anglo-Saxon apostles Ascension Day Ash Wednesday Baptism baptized beginning birth calendar called candle celebrate century changes Christian Christmas Christmas Season church collect color color is white coming commemorate cross crucifixion custom cycle Day of Pentecost death derived determined direct discipline Easter Easter Season Ember Epiphany expectation faithful fall Feast festival fixed date four fourth Friday gift gives God's Gospel green grow growth Holy Spirit Holy Week hope hour includes Jesus Christ known Lent Lenten Light Liturgy lives Lord Lord's major holy day manifestation March marriage Mary matter means memorate ministry mystery Nativity November observance Palm Sunday Passover period placed prayer book preparation provides purple receive remember resurrection revelation Rogation saints season seven sometimes spring story Sunday in Advent symbolizing teach Testament themes third tion tradition Trinity Sunday weekday