Ordinary Time

In the churches that follow the traditional church calendar.. The time between Christmas Time and the time of Lent is called Ordinary Time. 

I find this interesting... so I have done some looking into it...

Wikipedia states: "In this context, the English name "Ordinary" translates the Latin termordinalis and is used because the weeks are numbered in a series"

Ordinary Time is celebrated in two segments: 

From the Monday following the Baptism of Our Lord (about January 12th) up to Ash Wednesday (March 5th this year); 

and 

From Pentecost Monday (early June) to the First Sunday of Advent (Nov 30th this year).

The thing is... there is nothing ordinary about life when we are following Jesus Christ. 

I love the distinct seasons to reflect, remember and ponder the amazing gift it was for God the Father to send His only Son to earth to experience the life of a human being and to die for our sins on the cross thereby ending the need for animal sacrifices and securing our ability to spend eternity in heaven.