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In the 1955 Holy Week Reform, the first 38 verses of the 22nd chapter of St. Luke were removed. Those 38 verses are retained in the Roman Catholic Churches which celebrate the pre-1955 Holy Week. [20] In the ordinary form of the Roman Rite the readings on Holy Wednesday are Isaiah 50.4–9a and Matthew 26.14–25. [21]
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.
Wednesday of Holy Week, Holy Wednesday (also sometimes known as Spy Wednesday) commemorates Judas Iscariot's bargain to betray Jesus. [165] [166] [167] Thursday of Holy Week is known as Maundy Thursday or Holy Thursday, and is a day Christians commemorate the Last Supper shared by Christ with his disciples.
Stations of the Cross outside San Agustin Church in Manila on Holy Wednesday (2013) Holy Wednesday (Miyérkules Santo) is officially the last working day of the week. Private companies are free to give full or partial holidays to their employees, while government offices implement a half-day suspension starting noon for their employees.
These days, called Days of Special Devotion, are Ash Wednesday and all the days of Holy Week, especially Good Friday. [9] These particular days, like other festivals, automatically take precedence over any event on the calendar and sometimes even over other festivals.
Holy Week begins with Palm Sunday, according to Trinity College. In many Christian faiths, it resumes with Holy Wednesday, or Spy Wednesday, before entering into the Triduum.
Reflect on Holy Week by Reading These Easter Bible Verses. Macie Reynolds. March 27, 2024 at 3:38 PM ... Luke 23:46-47: "Jesus called out with a loud voice, 'Father, into your hands I commit my ...
A Holy Week procession is a public ritual march of clergy and penitents which takes place during Holy Week in Christian countries, ...