Paul puts it this way: “Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires” (Gal. 5:24). Christian-year spirituality is nothing less than the calling to enter by faith into the incarnation, the life and ministry, the death and resurrection of Jesus. God’s saving action is not only presented to us through the practice of the Christian year, it also takes up residence within us and transforms us by the saving and healing presence of Christ in our lives. As we enter