Holy Week — • The week which precedes the great festival of the Resurrection on Easter Sunday, and which consequently is used to commemorate the Passion of Christ, and the event which immediately led up to it Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Holy… … Catholic encyclopedia
Christian Calendar — Christian Calendar † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Christian Calendar GENERALITIES All civilized peoples and even those which seem to be only just emerging from utter barbarism keep some kind of record of the flight of time and are… … Catholic encyclopedia
Breviary — • Evolution of the book, or set of books, containing the texts and rubrics of the canonical hours Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Breviary Breviary … Catholic encyclopedia
Easter — This article is about the Christian Festival. For secular uses, see Easter customs and Ēostre. For other uses, see Easter (disambiguation). Easter Resurrected Jesus and Mary Magdalene, by Antonio da Correggio, 1543 … Wikipedia
Ceremonial use of lights — Religious services often make use of a combination of light and darkness. The ceremonial use of lights is found in the practice of many religions. Candles are extremely common and other forms of light, whether fire or other, are also used.… … Wikipedia
Good Friday — • The Friday on which the Church keeps the anniversary of the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Good Friday Good Friday … Catholic encyclopedia
Gospel in the Liturgy — • From the very earliest times the public reading of parts of the Bible was an important element in the Liturgy inherited from the service of the Synagogue Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Gospel in the Liturgy G … Catholic encyclopedia
Lectionary — The book of church readings quoted from the Holy Bible, appointed to be read at public worship. There is an annual lectionary, another for the great lent, a third for the Holy Week or the Pasch, and one for the Pentecost, i.e. the fifty days… … Dictionary of church terms
ВЕЛИКАЯ ПЯТНИЦА — [Церковнослав. ; греч. ῾Η ἁγία καὶ μεγάλη Παρασκευὴ; лат. Feria VI in Parasceve], пятница Страстной седмицы, один из главных дней церковного календаря, посвященный воспоминанию дня искупительных страданий и Крестной смерти Господа Иисуса Христа.… … Православная энциклопедия
Chronology of the Life of Jesus Christ — Chronology of the Life of Jesus Christ † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Chronology of the Life of Jesus Christ In the following paragraphs we shall endeavour to establish the absolute and relative chronology of our Lord s life, i.e. we shall … Catholic encyclopedia
