Unit 5 Vocab Flashcards
Advent
The four wee liturgical season during which Christians prepare themselves for the celebration of Christmas
Ash Wednesday
First day of Lent
Celebrant/Presider
The person who oversees any act of public worship. In the Eucharistic liturgy or Mass the celebrant is always an ordained priest
Chalice
Goblet; consecrated cup used for the blood of Jesus Christ
Christmas
A Christian feast day celebrating the birth of Christ
Congregation
A group of people assembled for religious worship
Epiphany
Christian feast day in honor of the wisemen who visited Jesus after his birth
Holy Week
The week before Easter, starting on Palm Sunday
Lectionary
The book of scriptures read at the liturgy of the word
Lent
Traditionally, the span of forty days between Ash Wednesday and Easter Sunday. In the official church calendar, lent begins with Ash Wednesday and ends on Holy Thursday evening with the celebration of the Mass of the Lord’s Supper
Liturgy
The official public worship of the church
Liturgical calendar
Seasons and feast of the church year to mark events in the life and Paschal mystery of Christ as well as the lives of Mary and the saints
Liturgist
A person who plans and coordinates liturgical celebrations
Liturgical Year
The annual cycle of religious feast and seasons that forms the context for the Church’s worship
Feast of Mary, Mother of God
January 1
Ordinary Time
The part of the liturgical year outside of the seasons and feasts. The color of this season is green to symbolize growth
Parousia
The Second Coming of Christ when the Lord will judge the living and the dead
Paschal Mystery
The suffering, death, Resurrection, and Ascension of Jesus Christ
Paten
A plate, dish, or bowl used to hold the Eucharist at a Christian ceremony
Pentecost
50 days after Easter, birthday of the church
Purificator
A small cloth for the chalice used during communion
Sacramentary
A book containing the prayers needed by a priest to celebrate the Eucharist and sometimes other sacraments
Triduum
Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday; leads up to Easter Sunday
Altar
The table in a Christian church at which the bread and wine are consecrated in communion services.
Ambry
Recess for sacred oils (Chrism, Oil of Anointing & Oil of Catechumens)
Sanctuary
The most scared part of the religious building (such as the part of a Christian church in which the altar is placed)
Tabernacle
The place where Consecrated Hosts are kept after the celebration of the Mass
Easter
The day on which Christians celebrate Jesus’ Resurrection from the dead; considered the most holy of all days and the climax of the Church’s liturgical year
Advent Color
Blue or Blue Purple
Christmas, Easter, and Holy Days
White
Ordinary time Color
Green
Lent Color
Purple or Red
Feasts of the Holy Spirit (Pentecost), Feasts of Martyrs
Red
3rd Sunday of Advent (Gaudete Sunday), 4th Sunday of Lent (Laetare Sunday)
Rose
Ambo
a large pulpit or reading desk in early churches and in contemporary Greek and Balkan churches
Lectionary
The official liturgical book from which the readings selected for the Liturgy of the Word during Mass are proclaimed
Narthex
the portico of an ancient church
Nave
the main part of the interior of a church
Sacristy
a room in a church where sacred vessels and vestments are kept and where the clergy vests
