The 50-day Easter Season ends with the celebration of Pentecost. The weeks between Pentecost Sunday and the beginning of September are known as Summer Ordinary Time.
In this sense the word ‘ordinary’ comes from the word ordinal, which means numbered or counted. The weeks of Ordinary Time do not have a theme like the Seasons in the Church (Advent, Christmas, Lent, Easter and the Triduum). Therefore, each Sunday of Ordinary Time has a number. During this time, the liturgical color is a vibrant spring green and we hear in the Gospel accounts about Jesus’ life, teachings, and parables.
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