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King's College Chapel, Cambridge (left), from where the popular Nine Lessons and Carols service is broadcast annually on Christmas Eve. The first Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols at King's College Chapel, Cambridge, was held on Christmas Eve in 1918, directed by Arthur Henry Mann who was the organist from 1876 to 1929. [12].
The long text is a timeline, in which each verse represents the years from an historical event, either secular or religious, until birth of Jesus Christ, and the number of years – expressed in centuries or years – decreases until the day of the first Christmas.
Firstly, different principles apply during the special seasons of the year: Advent, Christmas, Epiphany, Lent, and Easter. Here appropriate lections relevant to the season are chosen. The rest of the year, called Ordinary Time , begins in February (after Candlemas ) and runs until the Second Sunday before Lent .
The Festival is an annual church service held on Christmas Eve (24 December) at King's College Chapel in Cambridge, United Kingdom. The Nine Lessons, which are the same every year, are read by representatives of the college and of the City of Cambridge from the 1611 Authorized King James Version of the Bible.
The liturgical year, also called the church year, Christian year, ecclesiastical calendar, or kalendar, [1] [2] consists of the cycle of liturgical days and seasons that determines when feast days, including celebrations of saints, are to be observed, and which portions of scripture are to be read.
The development of the Ordo Lectionum Missae was a response to the liturgical reforms initiated by the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965), with the aim of promoting active participation of the laity in the Mass. Prior to the council, the Roman Catholic Church adhered to a one-year cycle of readings, incorporating a limited selection of passages.
Illustrations of various Catholic observances of the Paschal Triduum, including (2) the candles of Tenebrae services; (3) the reading of the Passion narrative; (6) the veneration of the cross; (7) the blessing of fire; (8) the blessing of baptismal water; (9) the Paschal candle; (10) the reading of the Four Lessons; (11) the commemoration of the Resurrection.
Observed by: Christians: Type: Christian, cultural: Significance: Preparation for the Second Coming and commemoration of the birth of Jesus: Observances: Church services, completing an Advent calendar and Advent wreath, [1] praying through a daily devotional, [1] erecting a Chrismon tree, [1] hanging of the greens, [1] lighting a Christingle, [2] gift giving, family and other social gatherings