From Wikipedia—Ordinary Time is a season of the Christian (especially the Catholic) liturgical calendar. The English name is intended to translate the Latin term Tempus per annum (literally "time through the year"). Ordinary Time comprises the two periods — one following Epiphany, the other following Pentecost — which do not fall under the "strong seasons" of Advent, Christmas, Lent, or Easter.
How do we get "Ordinary Time" from "time through the year"? I'm not sure: perhaps having something to do with being numbered? I didn't realize that this is one of the unintended consequences of Vatican II. I think a better explanation is given here.
A mild touch of irony here is that the usual liturgical color for ordinary time is green. I didn't notice that until after I uploaded the picture.
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Thanks for your note. Not sure what a link exchange is.
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