Book of Pentecost

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The Book of Pentecost, also known as the Pentecostarion, is an Eastern Orthodox liturgical book containing the hymns and services for the period from Easter (Pascha) through the Sunday after Pentecost.

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Book of Pentecost canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian liturgical text
Pentecostarion
liturgical book
contains canons
exapostilaria
hymns
kontakia
liturgical services
prokeimena
readings indications
stichera
troparia
focusesOn Paschal joy
Resurrection of Christ
descent of the Holy Spirit
theological themes of Pentecost
hasAlternativeName Pentecostarion
language Church Slavonic
Greek
various vernacular languages
liturgicalFunction organizes hymnography for Pascha-to-Pentecost period
liturgicalSeasonCoverage Paschal season
Pentecost period
linked to: Pentecost
partOf Byzantine liturgical books
relatedTo Menaion
Octoechos
Triodion
timeSpanEnd Sunday after Pentecost
timeSpanStart Easter Sunday
linked to: Easter

Pascha
linked to: Easter
tradition Eastern Catholic Churches of Byzantine Rite
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
usedBy Orthodox clergy
cantors
choirs
usedForFeast All Saints Sunday
linked to: All Saints’ Day

Ascension
Bright Week
Feast of Pascha
linked to: Pentecostarion

Mid-Pentecost
Pentecost
Thomas Sunday
usedIn Byzantine Rite
Eastern Orthodox Church
usedInService Divine Liturgy
Hours
Matins
Vespers

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Pentecostarion hasAlternativeName Book of Pentecost