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  2. Paschal cycle - Wikipedia

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    Memorial Saturdays—2nd, 3rd, and 4th Saturdays of Great Lent—commemorative Divine Liturgies and memorial services for the dead are celebrated on the; Saint Gregory Palamas—2nd Sunday of Lent—5th Sunday before Pascha (35 days) Adoration of the Cross 4th Sunday before Pascha and 3rd Sunday of Lent (28 days)

  3. Gaudete Sunday - Wikipedia

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    Roman Catholic Gaudete Sunday Mass in which the priest is wearing the customary rose vestments. The season of Advent originated as a fast of 40 days in preparation for Christmas, commencing on the day after the feast of Saint Martin (11 November), whence it was often called Saint Martin's Lent, a name by which it was known as early as the fifth century.

  4. Lent - Wikipedia

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    The fourth Sunday in Lent, which marks the halfway point between Ash Wednesday and Easter Sunday, is referred to as Laetare Sunday by Catholics, Anglicans, and many other Christians, because of the traditional Entrance Antiphon of the Mass. Due to the more "joyful" character of the day (since laetare in Latin means "rejoice"), the priest ...

  5. Liturgical year - Wikipedia

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    There are also a number of lesser feasts throughout the year that are based upon the date of Pascha. The moveable cycle begins on the Zacchaeus Sunday (the first Sunday in preparation for Great Lent or the 33rd Sunday after Pentecost as it is known), though the cycle of the Octoechos continues until Palm Sunday.

  6. Feast of the Cross - Wikipedia

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    Eastern Christians celebrate an additional Veneration of the Cross on the third Sunday of Great Lent. The services for this day are modeled on the Feast of the Exaltation (14 September), and include bringing the cross to the holy table at little vespers and with solemnity out into the center of church at matins, albeit without the ceremony of ...

  7. Here's How Easter Sunday Is Determined Every Year - AOL

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    Lent comes to a close during Holy Week, ... No, it does not always fall on the third Sunday in April. It can be as early as March. This year, it's the second Sunday. This is a common misconception ...

  8. List of church cantatas by liturgical occasion - Wikipedia

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    Third Sunday of Advent, a.k.a. Gaudete Sunday Readings 1 Corinthians 4:1–5, the ministry of faithful apostles Matthew 11:2–10, John the Baptist in prison Hymns (in addition to those listed for Advent I) "Helft mir Gotts Güte preisen" [2] [26] Cantatas Georg Philipp Telemann: [27] Mein Kind, willtu Gottes Diener sein, TWV 1:1129 (1716–17 ...

  9. Order of Christian Initiation of Adults - Wikipedia

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    » Third Scrutiny (5th Sunday of Lent) [171 - 177]: Liturgy of the Word. Readings; Homily; Invitation to Private Prayer; Intercessions for the Elect; Exorcism; Dismissal of the Elect; Liturgy of the Eucharist » The Presentation of the Lord's Prayer (ideally the fifth Week of Lent) [178 - 184]: Liturgy of the Word. Readings; Homily