Liturgical Year & Lectionary Flashcards
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What is the primary purpose of the responsorial psalm in the Liturgy of the Word?
Answer: To meditate on and respond to the first reading
The responsorial psalm is chosen to echo and allow meditation on the first reading's message.
On which feast does the Church celebrate the official beginning of the Christmas season in the liturgical calendar?
Answer: December 24 at Midnight Mass
The Christmas season liturgically begins with the Vigil Mass on Christmas Eve (December 24).
Which liturgical rank is higher than a feast but lower than a solemnity?
Answer: Feast
In the hierarchy of celebrations, a Feast ranks above a memorial but below a Solemnity.
During which season does the Church fast from singing 'Alleluia'?
Answer: Lent
The Church refrains from singing Alleluia throughout Lent as a sign of penance and expectation.
What term describes the first two weeks of the Christmas season that celebrate the Nativity narratives?
Answer: The Octave of Christmas
An octave is an eight-day celebration; the Octave of Christmas runs from December 25 through January 1.
In Lectionary Year A, which Gospel is predominantly proclaimed on Sundays?
Answer: Matthew
Year A of the Sunday Lectionary features the Gospel of Matthew as its primary text.
Which Sunday marks the close of the Christmas season in the ordinary form of the Roman Rite?
Answer: The Baptism of the Lord
The feast of the Baptism of the Lord, celebrated on the Sunday after Epiphany, concludes the Christmas season.