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In the Anglican Communion, Ascension Day is a Principal Feast. The three days before Ascension Thursday are sometimes referred to as the Rogation days, and the previous Sunday—the Sixth Sunday of Easter (or the Fifth Sunday after Easter)—as Rogation Sunday. Ascension has a vigil and, since the 15th century, an octave, which is set apart for ...
The Paschal Triduum or Easter Triduum (Latin: Triduum Paschale), [1] Holy Triduum (Latin: Triduum Sacrum), or the Three Days, [2] is the period of three days that begins with the liturgy on the evening of Maundy Thursday, [3] reaches its high point in the Easter Vigil, and closes with evening prayer on Easter Sunday. [4]
In Acts, Jesus' ascension is situated on the fortieth day counting from the resurrection in the presence of eleven of his apostles,[ 7 ] thereby putting a limit on the number of resurrection appearances,[ 4 ] and effectively excluding Paul's conversion experience from the bona fide resurrection appearances.[ 8 ]
Easter time is the period of 50 days, spanning from Easter Sunday to Pentecost Sunday. [13] It is celebrated as a single joyful feast, called the "great Lord's Day". [14] Each Sunday of the season is treated as a Sunday of Easter. In some traditions, Easter Sunday is the first Sunday of Eastertide and the following Sunday (Low Sunday) is the ...
In the Eastern Orthodox Church, the feast of the death and Resurrection of Jesus, called Pascha (Easter), is the greatest of all holy days and as such it is called the "feast of feasts". Immediately below it in importance, there is a group of Twelve Great Feasts (Greek: Δωδεκάορτον). Together with Pascha, these are the most ...
The Paschal mystery is at the center of Catholic faith and theology relating to the history of salvation.According to the Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, "The Paschal Mystery of Jesus, which comprises his passion, death, resurrection, and glorification, stands at the center of the Christian faith because God's saving plan was accomplished once for all by the redemptive ...
The triumphal entry into Jerusalem is a narrative in the four canonical Gospels describing the arrival of Jesus in Jerusalem a few days before his crucifixion. This event is celebrated each year by Christians on Palm Sunday. According to the Gospels, Jesus came to Jerusalem to celebrate Passover and entered the city riding a donkey. He was ...
Transfiguration of Jesus. The Transfiguration of Jesus is an event described in the New Testament, where Jesus is transfigured and becomes radiant in glory upon a mountain. [1][2] The Synoptic Gospels (Matthew 17:1–8, Mark 9:2–13, Luke 9:28–36) recount the occasion, and the Second Epistle of Peter also refers to it (2 Peter 1:16–18).