Infancy Narratives, Jesus' Growing-up Years, Hidden Years, Advent Flashcards

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Why study Infancy Narratives after discussing Jesus’ Paschal Mystery?

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The Christians were led to look back to the beginning of Jesus’ life to explain the mystery of His person and the full meaning of His earthly ministry

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Bethlehem and Calvary are connected. Why?

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By being born as man, Jesus began His mission of reconciling us with God.
By dying on the cross, he accomplished this mission

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Gospels that show the events that constitute the Infancy Narratives

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Matthew and Luke

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symbol of Matthew’s Gospel

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Human Figure (Genealogy of Jesus)

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Jesus portrait according to Matthew

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Messiah and King

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audience of Matthew’s Gospel

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Jewish Christians

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Matthew’s Gospel underscores…

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Christ Jewish Heritage

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symbol of Luke’s Gospel

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Ox (Zechariah offering a sacrifice in the Temple)

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Jesus’ portrait according to Luke

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Savior of the World

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audience of Luke’s Gospel

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Gentile community

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Luke’s Gospel is unique because it shows the significant role of —– (esp. —-) in Jesus’ ministry

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women; Mary

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Jesus is —— not just of chosen few but of all people, especially those Jewish ——–

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savior; outcasts

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Matthew’s Gospel has how many Infancy Narrative?

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6

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Luke’s Gospel has how many Infancy Narrative?

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13

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unique elements to Matthew

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Holy Family’s Flight to Egypt to be saved from Herod’s slaughter of the innocents

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unique elements to Luke

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Mary’s Visit to Elizabeth
Circumcision of Jesus
Presentation of Jesus

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What happened after Jesus’ death and Resurrection?

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Christian communities started to spread out
These communities started the process of interpreting Jesus and His message
Christians wanted to give witness to Jesus’ Good News

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partly different elements in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke

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Genealogy
Announcement of Jesus’ Birth
First Visitors of Jesus

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Common (Similar) Elements in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke

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Born of Mary
Time of Herod I
Presence of Angels

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Why do we have the Infancy Narratives?

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Because of the desire of the Early Church to communicate who the Risen Lord is

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The Genealogy of Jesus is longer in the Gospel of …

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Luke (3:23-38)

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In Matthew, the Genealogy of Jesus, Jesus is …

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the Messiah

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In Luke, the Genealogy of Jesus, Jesus is …

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the Savior of all people

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In Matthew, the Announcement of Jesus’ birth, it was made to …

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Joseph, the head of the Holy Family, to defend the legitimacy of Mary’s giving birth in Jewish law

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In Matthew, the Announcement of Jesus’ birth, it was made to …

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Mary, to stress that Jesus came for all, for the poor and outcasts

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In Matthew, the First Visitors of Jesus were …

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the Magi from the East

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the Magi brought symbolic gifts as they were the first visitors of Jesus, what are these gifts?

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gold
frankincense
myrrh

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In Luke, the First Visitors of Jesus were …

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Poor shepherds (unclean and outcast)

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a gift of the Magi that recognizes Jesus as King

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Gold

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a gift of the Magi that is an offering to God

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Frankincense

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a gift of the Magi that symbolizes that Jesus, the King and Son of God, would suffer and die

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Myrrh

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Holy Family’s flight to Egypt is parallel to what OT’s event?

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Exodus

Moses had been saved from the slaughter of Hebrew babies; Jesus was saved from Herod’s massacre of the infants

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Why were Jesus and Moses spared?

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So that they can carry out God’s saving plan

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34
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The visitation story describes the quality of whose faith?

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Mary

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What qualities of Mary’s faith are evident in The Visitation?

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Her setting aside her personal welfare

Her haste

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When was Jesus circumcised?

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On the 8th day after his birth

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This event signifies that Jesus was incorporated into the descendants of Abraham

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Jesus’ Circumcision

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This event serves as a sign of Jesus’ submission to the law

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Jesus’ Circumcision

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Jesus means

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God Saves

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Christ means

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the Anointed One/Messiah

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This event shows that Jesus is the Firstborn Son who belongs to the Lord

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Presentation of Jesus in the Temple

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Jesus was presented to whom?

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Simeon and Anna

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recognized as:
the Messiah
Light to the Nations
Glory of Israel 
BUT also:
A sign that is spoken against
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Jesus

44
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The Eternal Son of God becoming human in Jesus

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Incarnation

45
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Jesus was born before – BC?

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4

46
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It was customary in the early times to —— the names of —– to establish the time and identity of someone’s birth

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attach; kings

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Signifies the sacredness of the place for it indicates the visible presence of God’s power

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the presence of angels

48
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represent the years of preparation or formation for public ministry

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hidden years of Jesus

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In Lk 2:41-52, he breaks the silence about the hidden life of Jesus

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Luke

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Jesus was brought up as a practicing —

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Jew

51
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message of the hidden years

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silence
family life
work

52
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school where we begin to understand the life of Jesus

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the Home of Nazareth

53
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official public worship of the Church

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liturgy

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the interior reverence and homage offered to God through words and actions

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worship

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observance of Sunday and solemnities begins with the evening of the preceding day (the “—–”)

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vigil

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first day of the Liturgical week

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Sunday or Lord’s Day

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The Church celebrates what on the Lord’s day?

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Paschal Mystery

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Sunday must be ranked as the …

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first holy day of all

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the Church remembers the lives of the saints and Mary by this means

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liturgical year

60
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celebrates the whole mystery of the life of Christ (Incarnation -> Pentecost -> ‘coming again’)

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liturgical year

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several types of celebrations

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events in the life of Christ
days dedicated to a particular saint
feasts of Mary

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When: Presentation of the Lord?

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Feb 2

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When: Our Lady of the Rosary?

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Oct 7

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When: The Annunciation?

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Mar 25

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When: Our Mother of Sorrows?

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Sept 15

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When: Our Lady of Guadalupe?

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Dec 12

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Holy Days of Obligation

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Jan 1
Dec 8
Dec 25

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liturgical colors

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violet
white (or gold)
red
green
optional: rose
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(advent and lent) expectation, purification, penance

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violet

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(in the midst of advent and lent) joy, rejoicing, praise

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rose

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3rd Sunday in Advent

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Gaudete Sunday

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4th Sunday in Lent

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Laetare Sunday

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(triduum, easter, christmas) joy, triumph

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white (or gold)

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(pentecost, palm sunday, good friday, triumph of the cross) royalty, fire, martyrdom

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red

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(ordinary time) sign of life and growth

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green

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“coming”

“arrival”

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adventus

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twofold character of advent

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prepare: Christ’s First Coming (Nativity)
await: Christ’s Second Coming (Parousia)

78
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a period for devout and joyful expectation

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advent

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Come Lord Jesus!

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Maranatha

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ends before Christmas vigil

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advent

81
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falls on a Sunday closest to November 30

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advent

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how do we prepare for advent?

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through prayer and repentance

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marks the start of a new year on the liturgical calendar

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advent

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first two Sundays of Advent celebrate…

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Parousia

85
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last two Sundays of Advent celebrate…

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the Nativity of Jesus

86
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Advent begins on…

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29 November 2015

87
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next to Easter

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Christmas

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Christmas runs from… through the… to the …

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Christmas Eve
Feast of the Epiphany
Sunday of the Lord’s Baptism

89
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has two periods:
end of Christmas season -> ending on the day before Ash Wed
beginning on the Monday after Pentecost -> Saturday before Advent Sunday

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ordinary time

90
Q

has 33-34 Sundays

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ordinary time

91
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40-day prep for Easter

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lent

92
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begins on Ash Wed to morning of Maundy Thurs

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lent

93
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begins Maundy Thurs night (Mass of the Last Supper) -> Good Fri -> Black Saturday night (Easter vigil)

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easter triduum

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begins with Easter Sunday -> feast of Pentecost

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Easter