Assessment of Religious Knowledge (ARK) Practice Exam

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What marks the beginning of the liturgical year in the Church?

Christmas
Advent
Lent
Ordinary Time

The correct answer is: Advent

The beginning of the liturgical year in the Church is marked by Advent, which occurs four Sundays before Christmas. Advent serves as a time of preparation and anticipation for the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ on Christmas Day. During this season, Christians reflect on themes of hope, waiting, and the coming of Christ into the world, both in a historical sense and in the anticipation of his second coming. Other options, while significant within the Church calendar, do not mark the start of the liturgical year. Christmas celebrates the nativity of Christ and follows Advent. Lent is a period of penance leading up to Easter, beginning much later in the liturgical calendar. Ordinary Time represents the liturgical period that is neither during the seasons of Advent, Christmas, Lent, nor Easter, making Advent the correct answer.