Paschal Divine Liturgy
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The Paschal Divine Liturgy is the central Eucharistic celebration of Easter in the Eastern Christian tradition, commemorating Christ’s Resurrection with especially festive prayers, hymns, and rituals.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Paschal Divine Liturgy canonical | 3 |
| Paschal Matins | 1 |
| Paschal liturgy | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T35184 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Paschal Divine Liturgy Context triple: [Easter, majorService, Paschal Divine Liturgy]
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A.
Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom
The Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom is the principal Eucharistic service used throughout the Eastern Orthodox Church, renowned for its rich hymnography, theological depth, and central role in Orthodox worship.
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Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great
The Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great is a principal Eucharistic service in Eastern Christian tradition, noted for its lengthy, theologically rich prayers attributed to St. Basil of Caesarea and used especially on certain feast days and during Great Lent.
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Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts
The Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts is a solemn Eastern Christian service, celebrated mainly on weekdays of Great Lent, in which Holy Communion is distributed from previously consecrated Eucharistic gifts without a full Eucharistic consecration.
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Easter Vigil
Easter Vigil is the solemn liturgical celebration held on the night before Easter Sunday, commemorating Christ’s resurrection with readings, prayers, and the first Mass of Easter.
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E.
Holy Eucharist
The Holy Eucharist is the central Christian sacrament in which believers share consecrated bread and wine as the sacramental presence of Christ and a memorial of his death and resurrection.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Paschal Divine Liturgy Target entity description: The Paschal Divine Liturgy is the central Eucharistic celebration of Easter in the Eastern Christian tradition, commemorating Christ’s Resurrection with especially festive prayers, hymns, and rituals.
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A.
Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom
The Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom is the principal Eucharistic service used throughout the Eastern Orthodox Church, renowned for its rich hymnography, theological depth, and central role in Orthodox worship.
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B.
Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great
The Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great is a principal Eucharistic service in Eastern Christian tradition, noted for its lengthy, theologically rich prayers attributed to St. Basil of Caesarea and used especially on certain feast days and during Great Lent.
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C.
Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts
The Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts is a solemn Eastern Christian service, celebrated mainly on weekdays of Great Lent, in which Holy Communion is distributed from previously consecrated Eucharistic gifts without a full Eucharistic consecration.
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D.
Easter Vigil
Easter Vigil is the solemn liturgical celebration held on the night before Easter Sunday, commemorating Christ’s resurrection with readings, prayers, and the first Mass of Easter.
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E.
Holy Eucharist
The Holy Eucharist is the central Christian sacrament in which believers share consecrated bread and wine as the sacramental presence of Christ and a memorial of his death and resurrection.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian liturgical service
ⓘ
Divine Liturgy ⓘ Eucharistic celebration ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Holy Week
ⓘ
Paschal Vigil ⓘ
linked to:
Easter Vigil
|
| celebrates |
Resurrection of Jesus Christ
ⓘ
linked to:
resurrection of Jesus Christ
|
| centralTo | Paschal cycle ⓘ |
| commemorates | empty tomb of Christ ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | Lenten weekday liturgies ⓘ |
| followsRite |
Alexandrian Rite
ⓘ
Byzantine Rite ⓘ East Syriac Rite ⓘ
linked to:
Syriac Rite
West Syriac Rite ⓘ
linked to:
Syriac Rite
|
| hasCentralAct |
Eucharist
ⓘ
linked to:
Holy Eucharist
|
| hasChant | “Christ is risen from the dead” ⓘ |
| hasElement |
Gospel reading of the Resurrection
ⓘ
Paschal canon ⓘ Paschal troparion ⓘ exchange of the Paschal greeting ⓘ festal hymns ⓘ incense ⓘ processions ⓘ special prayers ⓘ |
| hasLiturgicalDay |
Easter Sunday
ⓘ
linked to:
Resurrection Sunday
|
| hasLiturgicalSeason |
Pascha
ⓘ
linked to:
Easter
|
| hasVestmentColor |
gold
ⓘ
white ⓘ |
| languageVariant |
Arabic
ⓘ
Church Slavonic ⓘ English ⓘ Greek ⓘ |
| liturgicalMood |
joyful
ⓘ
triumphant ⓘ |
| partOf | Easter celebration ⓘ |
| precedes |
Paschal Vespers
ⓘ
linked to:
Great Vespers
|
| requires |
altar
ⓘ
bread and wine ⓘ congregation ⓘ consecrated priest ⓘ |
| theologyEmphasis |
eschatological joy
ⓘ
new life in Christ ⓘ victory over death ⓘ |
| timeTypicallyCelebrated |
early hours of Easter Sunday
ⓘ
night of Holy Saturday ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Eastern Catholic Churches
ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Oriental Orthodox Churches ⓘ
linked to:
Oriental Orthodoxy
|
| uses |
Paschal Stichera
ⓘ
Paschal homily of St John Chrysostom ⓘ |
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Subject: Paschal Divine Liturgy Description of subject: The Paschal Divine Liturgy is the central Eucharistic celebration of Easter in the Eastern Christian tradition, commemorating Christ’s Resurrection with especially festive prayers, hymns, and rituals.
Referenced by (5)
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