Christians mark time differently. From the beginning, the church has engaged in a unique rhythm by following its own calendar that relives the story of God throughout the year.
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The Christian Year
Advent
“Advent differs from the other seasons in that it looks beyond history altogether and awaits Jesus Christ’s coming again. In the cycle of seasons and festival days that takes the church through the life of Christ, it is Advent that gives us the final consummation; it is the season of last things.” - Fleming Rutledge
Christmas
“Music and sudden light Have interrupted our routine tonight And swept the filth of habit from our hearts. O here and now the endless journey starts.”
- W.H. Auden, For the Time Being: A Christmas Oratorio
Epiphany
“Truth, by which the world is held together,
has sprung from the earth,
in order to be carried in a woman’s arms.”
St. Augustine
Lent
“Lent is a time for discipline, for confession, for honesty, not because God is mean or fault- finding or finger-pointing but because he wants us to know the joy of being cleaned out, ready for all the good things he now has in store.”
N.T. Wright
Holy Week
Easter
“Do not abandon yourselves to despair. We are the Easter people and hallelujah is our song.”
Karol Wojtyła
Ordinary Time
“Because of what has been made known in Christ, no time can again be regarded as ordinary in the sense of dull or commonplace. The liturgical calendar exists in large part to remind us that Christ has sanctified all of time. What we deem ordinary, God has transformed into the extraordinary by his divine grace.” - Laurence Hull Stookey
Understanding the Anglican Tradition
Rooted in the past, hopeful for the future
The Anglican Church is a global, vibrant and Christ-centered expression of the Christian faith with a rich history that still shapes our beliefs, lives and worship today. We hold much in common with other Christian traditions and are committed to humbly following Christ and the mission of His Church.
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