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  2. Holy Week - Wikipedia

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    A Confraternity in Procession along Calle Génova, Seville by Alfred Dehodencq (1851). Holy Week in the liturgical year is the week immediately before Easter. The earliest allusion to the custom of marking this week as a whole with special observances is to be found in the Apostolical Constitutions (v. 18, 19), dating from the latter half of the 3rd century and 4th century.

  3. Holy Week procession - Wikipedia

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    A Holy Week procession is a public ritual march of clergy and penitents which takes place during Holy Week in Christian countries, especially those with a Catholic ...

  4. Liturgical year - Wikipedia

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    The week before Easter is called Holy Week. In the Roman Rite, feasts that fall within that week are simply omitted, unless they have the rank of Solemnity, in which case they are transferred to another date. The only solemnities inscribed in the General Calendar that can fall within that week are those of Saint Joseph and the Annunciation.

  5. What Is Palm Sunday and Why Do We Celebrate It? - AOL

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    Palm Sunday is the last week of Lent before Easter Sunday. It is the first day of Holy Week , the most sacred seven days of the Catholic calendar. Many Protestant religions also honor Palm Sunday.

  6. Holy Monday - Wikipedia

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    Holy Monday or Great and Holy Monday (also Holy and Great Monday) (Greek: Μεγάλη Δευτέρα, Megale Deutera) is a day of the Holy Week, which is the week before Easter. According to the gospels, on this day Jesus Christ cursed the fig tree ( Matthew 21:18–22 , Mark 11:20–26 ), cleansed the temple , and responded to the questioning ...

  7. Good Friday - Wikipedia

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    Holy Week procession in Malta. The Holy Week commemorations reach their peak on Good Friday as the Roman Catholic Church celebrates the Passion of Jesus. Solemn celebrations take place in all churches together with processions in different villages around Malta and Gozo. During the celebration, the narrative of the passion is read in some ...

  8. Holy Week in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    Holy Week (Filipino: Mahal na Araw; Spanish: Semana Santa) is a significant religious observance in the Philippines for the Catholic majority, the Iglesia Filipina Independiente or the Philippine Independent Church, and most Protestant groups.

  9. Reflect on Holy Week by Reading These Easter Bible Verses

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    John 3:16: "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life."