Faith & Worship
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:
Praying
through the Lectionary
I have written a book of prayers for the 3 year Lectionary cycle, entitled "The Act of Prayer" available from Christian bookshops and Amazon. Prayers for Year C are available below, the complete collection of 700+ prayers are in the book.
For info on The Act of Prayer click here
Prayers
for the Seasons of the Church Year
| Prayers for the Seasons of the Church Year |
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| Opening Prayers for Christian Worship |
| Advent - Themes & Resources |
| Advent - Angels |
| Advent - Celtic Christian Celebration |
| Advent - Expectation and hope |
| Advent - God's people |
| Advent - God's prophets |
| Advent - John the Baptist |
| Advent - Mary |
| Advent - General prayers for the season |
| Christmas - General prayers |
| Lent - Themes and resources |
| Lent - intercessions |
| Lent - General prayers |
| Easter - General prayers |
| Ash Wednesday liturgy |
| Palm Sunday liturgy |
| Maundy Thursday prayers |
| Easter Day liturgy |
Lent prayer labyrinth designed by Jane Jones, and offered as an activity for the season |
| Pentecost - Prayers |
| Harvest (information, resources, new and traditional prayers) |
| Harvest - Traditional & Contemporary Liturgy |
| Harvest - Celtic Liturgy |
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