Liturgical Year & Lectionary Flashcards
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What is the name of the prayer that opens the Liturgy of the Word on Sundays, summarizing the day's liturgical theme?
Answer: Collect
The Collect 'collects' the prayers of the assembly and often reflects the theological theme of the liturgical day.
Which document issued after Vatican II reformed and restored the Lectionary to its current three-year form?
Answer: Ordo Lectionum Missae
Ordo Lectionum Missae (1969, revised 1981) is the official ordering of Mass readings that established the current Lectionary system.
In the liturgical calendar, what distinguishes a 'solemnity' from other celebrations?
Answer: It begins with Evening Prayer I on the preceding day
Solemnities begin with Evening Prayer (Vespers) I on the evening before, giving them a full two-day liturgical presence.
Which Sundays of Lent traditionally focus on the scrutinies for RCIA elect in Year A?
Answer: Third, Fourth, and Fifth Sundays
The scrutinies are celebrated on the Third, Fourth, and Fifth Sundays of Lent, using Year A readings even in Years B and C.
Which liturgical season has no fixed length and fills most of the calendar year?
Answer: Ordinary Time
Ordinary Time comprises roughly 33–34 weeks and is divided into two sections around Christmas and Easter.
The Alleluia verse before the Gospel is properly called what in liturgical terminology?
Answer: Gospel Acclamation
The Gospel Acclamation (Alleluia and its verse) is the assembly's sung greeting to Christ present in the Gospel.
What is the liturgical significance of the color white or gold used on Christmas and Easter?
Answer: Purity, joy, and the glory of Christ's triumph
White and gold symbolize purity, festive joy, and the radiant glory of Christ's incarnation and resurrection.