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Episcopal Basics: Church Time |
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Written by Hardee Mahoney
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Friday, September 21, 2007 |
A Users' Guide for Episcopalians
"CHURCH TIME" for Episcopalians is organized into two main "cycles".
The INCARNATION CYCLE -- the seasons of Advent (4 Sundays before Christmas) and Epiphany (January 6th until the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday)
The RESURRECTION CYCLE -- the season of Lent (Ash Wednesday through Holy Saturday) and Easter, not a day, but a season that goes on for 50 days.
The remainder of the church year is called ORDINARY TIME – from the Latin tempus ordinarii, the "numbered time"counting down until the next Advent For a detailed explanation, look at the Book of Common Prayer, pages 15-33.
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