Time After Epiphany Overview
Theme: |
His Childhood
Continued, His public ministry |
Color: |
Green |
Mood: |
Joyous
wonder |
Symbols: |
Symbols of
Christmas until Candlemas;
then: loaves and Fishes, Scallop shell, wine of Cana |
Length: |
14 January
to the Vespers of Septuagesima Sunday |
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The season
of Time after Epiphany 1 is season is more a season
set up for liturgical reasons than spiritual ones, as it is spiritually a
contination of Christmas's devotion to the Divine Childhood. Because the
date of Easter changes each year, two seasons have variable lengths in order
to balance the calendar. The Season of Time After Pentecost can have as few
as 23 Sundays or as many as 28 Sundays depending on the date of Easter. This
season can have anywhere from 4 to 38 days, depending on the date of Easter.
If this season is short, then Time after Pentecost will be longer; and if
this Season is long, Time after Pentecost will be shorter.
But the spiritual focus of the Season up 'til Candlemas is the continuation
of Christmas and contemplation of the Divine Childhood. After Candlemas,
the celebration of events of His young life gives way to a focus on His adult
life.
Footnotes:
1 Like Septuagesima and Time after Pentecost,
this Season is known as "Ordinary Time" in the new calendar.
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