Spiritual Journaling

Spiritual Journals are a big part of our life at St Peter’s. We use this time in our classrooms each week to contemplate scripture and how each piece of the Word of God speaks to us. This can be illustrated with pictures, keywords, colour and pattern in whatever form we choose.

The Liturgical Year

At St Peter’s we recognise and mark events from the Church's liturgical calendar across the school year. Below is a guide of some of the religious days and events that happen throughout the year.

What is the Liturgical calendar?

The Liturgical Calendar begins every year during the month of November on the First Sunday of Advent and runs through to the Solemnity of Christ the King.

The "Lectionary," the Mass readings from the Holy Bible, follows a Sunday cycle and a weekday cycle. The Liturgical Calendar follows a three-year cycle, each year being represented by the letters, A, B, and C. During the year A cycle, the Gospel of Matthew is the primary Gospel that is used for the readings. In year B, Mark is the primary Gospel. In year C, Luke is the primary Gospel. The Gospel of John is proclaimed on particular Sundays in each of the years.

Seasons of the Liturgical Calendar

In each cycle of the Liturgical Calendar, you will find six Seasons:

• Advent
• Christmas
• Lent
• Triduum (often referred to as Holy Week)
• Easter
• Ordinary Time (there are two periods of Ordinary Time each year)

During the year, in addition to the Sunday worship, the Church also celebrates Solemnities, Feasts, and Memorials, which may be on any day of the week. These occur during the year to commemorate special events or persons that are highly revered by the Catholic Church.

Information taken from: https://shrineofstjude.org/learn/liturgical-seasons/about-the-liturgical-calendar/