Liturgical Calendar

View the Roman Liturgical Calendar at USCCB.org

What is the Liturgical Year?

The liturgical year, or church year, is a cycle of liturgical seasons in the Christian Church that determines when feasts, holidays and saint’s days are observed. (Liturgy: the formula of worship within the church.) There are specific colors associated with the Liturgical seasons, which are broken down into the following categories

  • Advent (purple)
  • Christmas (white)
  • Ordinary Time (green)
  • Lent (purple)
  • Paschal Triduum (white)
  • Easter (white)