(RNS) — With Christmas season over, Christians move into what the church refers to as “Ordinary Time.” This is the time outside of Christmas season, Lent and Easter season. “Ordinary” in English means ...

During Ordinary Time, we plunge more deeply into our study of the life and mystery of Christ as proclaimed in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke. Catholic priests process into a Mass Sept. 22, 2011 ...

Find today’s readings here. This week marks a return to the liturgical season of Ordinary Time. Today is the first day since February 13 that the priest can wear green vestments at mass. Today also ...

The Church now settles in for the long haul of Ordinary Time, which will last until Dec. 2. (With Christmas falling on Monday, this year’s Advent is the shortest it can be). But Ordinary Time should ...

but the LORD looks into the heart. As we re-enter Ordinary Time, it can be tempting to think of the liturgical transition as a return to the mundane, a slow trudge through green Sundays until we reach ...

“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven” (Matt 5:1). 2 Cor 1:1-7; Mt 5:1-12 The church ends the Easter season with Pentecost, then begins the long months of “Ordinary Time ...