Ordinary Time

Ordinary Time is the longest liturgical season.  It is not about being ‘ordinary’ as in the sense of plain and undistinguished but marks the  time between the two big festivals of the Church. Christmas Time and Easter Time highlight the key moments of salvation history, namely, the incarnation, death on the cross, resurrection, and ascension of Jesus Christ, and the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. The Sundays and weeks of Ordinary Time, on the other hand, are about how these festivals call us to participate in the life of Christ. This is the time of conversion. This is living the life of Christ. This is the season of discipleship. Ordinary Time is a time for reflecting on our lives of discipleship that we may grow and mature into the dream God has for us.