Practice of the church year, which has developed over centuries in the Roman Catholic tradition, underwent major revision as a result of the Second Vatican Council. The changes were designed to recover the primacy of the "paschal mystery" of Christ's death and resurrection in both of the major cycles, the Christological and the sanctoral.
Christ's saving work is celebrated in sacred memory by the church on fixed days throughout the year. Each week on the day called the Lord's Day the church...
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