Liturgical Calendar and Marian Dogmas Flashcards

A set of vocabulary flashcards based on the lecture notes covering liturgical seasons, liturgical colors, Marian dogmas, and Marian feast days.

Advent

A liturgical season of preparation starting in early December.

Lent

A 40-day liturgical season representing the Lord's fasting, beginning on Ash Wednesday.

Triduum

A liturgical period lasting 3 days.

Green (Liturgical Color)

The liturgical color used during Ordinary Time.

White (Liturgical Color)

The liturgical color used during Christmas and Easter.

Red (Liturgical Color)

The liturgical color used on Palm Sunday.

Purple (Liturgical Color)

The liturgical color used during Advent and Lent.

Rose (Liturgical Color)

The liturgical color used on 2 special Sundays.

Mother of God (Dogma)

A Marian dogma confirmed at the Council of Ephesus asserting that Mary truly became the mother of God.

Council of Ephesus

The council where the dogma of Mary as the Mother of God was defined.

Perpetual Virginity

A Marian dogma affirming the perpetual virginity of the Virgin Mary.

Immaculate Conception

A Marian dogma stating that Mary was free from sin, celebrated on December 8.

Assumption

A Marian dogma and solemnity regarding the death and assumption of Mary.

Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God

A Marian feast celebrated on January 1.

Feast of Annunciation

A Marian feast celebrated on March 25 commemorating the visit of Angel Gabriel.

Feast of Visitation

A Marian feast celebrated on May 31 commemorating Mary's visit to Elizabeth.

Feast of the Nativity of Mary

A feast celebrating the birth of Mary on September 8.

Our Lady of Sorrows

A Marian devotion remembering her 7 sorrows, celebrated on September 5 / in September.

Our Lady of the Rosary

A Marian feast celebrated on October 7.