The liturgical year is made up of six seasons:

• Advent – four weeks of preparation before the celebration of Jesus’ birth
• Christmas – recalling the Nativity of Jesus Christ and his manifestation to the peoples of the world
• Lent – a six-week period of penance before Easter
• Sacred Paschal Triduum – the holiest “Three Days” of the Church’s year, where the Christian people recall the suffering, death, and resurrection of Jesus
• Easter – 50 days of joyful celebration of the Lord’s resurrection from the dead and his sending forth of the Holy Spirit
• Ordinary Time – divided into two sections (one span of 4-8 weeks after Christmas Time and another lasting about six months after Easter Time), wherein the faithful consider the fullness of Jesus’ teachings and works among his people