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The Season of Pentecost The
weeks of the church year between the Day
of Pentecost and the First
Sunday in Advent.
The
season after Pentecost, constituting the second half of the church
year, was the last part of the liturgical calendar to be
organized. Through the first several centuries, the Sundays of
this time were grouped around particular saints' days: Sundays
after St. Peter and St. Paul, Sundays after St. Lawrence, Sundays
after St. Cyprian or St. Michael. Only four Sundays were
identified as Sundays after Pentecost. The Gregorian
Sacramentary of the eighth century was the first to use the title
"Sundays after Pentecost" for all the Sundays of this
half of the year. Guidelines: The
first Sunday after Pentecost is celebrated
as The Holy Trinity; the
last Sunday is celebrated as Christ the King. The
season after Pentecost may extend over a period of twenty-eight
Sundays. The season's length is determined by the date set
for Easter. Green is
the liturgical color for the season except for those Sundays when
a lesser festival or commemoration is celebrated.
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