Editing Liturgical year (section)

==Liturgical cycle==
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{{Liturgical year}}
[[File:Liturgical year.svg|thumb|The liturgical year of some Western churches, indicating the [[liturgical colours]]]]
The liturgical cycle divides the year into a series of seasons, each with their own mood, [[Christian theology|theological]] emphases, and modes of [[prayer]], which can be signified by different ways of decorating churches, colours of [[parament]]s and [[vestment]]s for clergy, [[Bible|scriptural]] readings, themes for preaching and even different traditions and practices often observed personally or in the home. In churches that follow the liturgical year, the scripture passages for each Sunday (and even each day of the year in some traditions) are specified in a [[lectionary]].

After the [[Protestant Reformation]], Anglicans and Lutherans continued to follow the lectionary of the [[Roman Rite]]. Following a decision of the [[Second Vatican Council]], the [[Catholic Church]] revised that lectionary in 1969, adopting a three-year cycle of readings for Sundays and a two-year cycle for weekdays.

Adaptations of the revised Roman Rite lectionary were adopted by Protestants, leading to the publication in 1994 of the [[Revised Common Lectionary]] for Sundays and major feasts, which is now used by many Protestant denominations, including also [[Methodism|Methodists]], [[United and uniting churches|United]], some [[Reformed churches|Reformed]], etc. This has led to a greater awareness of the traditional Christian year among Protestants, especially among [[Mainline (Protestant)|mainline]] denominations.