Prayers and Resources for The Church Year
The
liturgical year, also known as the church year, consists of the cycle
of liturgical seasons in Christian churches which determines when feast
days, including celebrations of saints, are to be observed, and which
portions of Scripture are to be read. Distinct liturgical colours may
appear in connection with different seasons of the liturgical year. The
dates of the festivals vary somewhat between the different churches, though
the sequence and logic is largely the same.
In both East and West, the dates of many feasts vary from year to year, usually in line with the variation in the date of Easter, with which most other moveable feasts are associated. The extent to which feasts and festivals are celebrated also varies between churches; in general, Protestant churches observe far fewer than Catholic and Orthodox, in particular with regard to feasts of the Virgin Mary and the other Saints.
The effect of the moveable dates can be seen below:
Prayers
for the Seasons of the Church Year
This is a continuing work in progress and will be added to as time allows...!
Opening Prayers for Christian Worship
Prayers and Resources for Advent
A list of common (and alternative) Advent themes and liturgies
Advent liturgies
-- Angels
-- Celtic Christian
Celebration
-- Expectation and hope
-- God's people
-- God's prophets
-- John the Baptist
-- Mary
General prayers suitable for Advent
General prayers suitable for Christmas
Prayers and Resources for Lent and Easter
LENT & EASTER THEMES AND LITURGIES
-- Liturgies [1] [2]
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-- Lent intercessions
-- prayers for Lent
-- prayers for Easter
-- Ash Wednesday liturgy
-- Palm Sunday liturgy
-- Easter Day liturgy
- Easter (information, resources, new and traditional prayers)
A prayer labyrinth designed by Jane Jones, and offered as an activity for the season
Prayers and Resources for Pentecost and Harvest
- Pentecost
- Harvest
(information, resources, new and traditional prayers)
- Contemporary Harvest
Liturgy
- Traditional Harvest Liturgy
