Great Week in Eastern tradition

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Great Week in Eastern tradition is the solemn final week of Lent in Eastern Christianity, culminating in the celebration of Pascha (Easter) and marked by intense liturgical services commemorating the Passion of Christ.

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Great Week in Eastern tradition canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Holy Week ⓘ
liturgical period ⓘ
religious observance ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Great and Holy Week ⓘ
linked to: Holy Week

Passion Week ⓘ
linked to: Holy Week
associatedWithService Bridegroom Matins ⓘ
linked to: Lenten Matins

Divine Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts ⓘ
Lamentations at the Tomb (Matins of Holy Saturday) ⓘ
linked to: Holy Saturday

Matins of Holy Friday with the Twelve Passion Gospels ⓘ
Paschal Vigil ⓘ
linked to: Easter Vigil

Royal Hours ⓘ
Vesperal Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great ⓘ
Vespers ⓘ
Vespers of the Taking Down from the Cross ⓘ
linked to: Good Friday Vespers
calendarContext final week of Great Lent in Eastern usage ⓘ
commemorates Passion of Christ ⓘ
burial of Jesus Christ ⓘ
crucifixion of Jesus Christ ⓘ
events leading to the Resurrection of Christ ⓘ
culminatesIn celebration of Pascha ⓘ
follows Fifth Week of Great Lent ⓘ
hasDay Great and Holy Friday ⓘ
linked to: Good Friday

Great and Holy Monday ⓘ
Great and Holy Saturday ⓘ
linked to: Holy Saturday

Great and Holy Thursday ⓘ
linked to: Maundy Thursday

Great and Holy Tuesday ⓘ
linked to: Holy Tuesday

Great and Holy Wednesday ⓘ
linked to: Holy Wednesday
includesFasting abstinence from meat and dairy according to Eastern rules ⓘ
strict fasting practices ⓘ
linkedToFeast Feast of the Resurrection (Pascha) ⓘ
linked to: Feast of Pascha
liturgicalCharacter intense liturgical services ⓘ
solemn ⓘ
liturgicalColor dark or somber colors in many Eastern traditions ⓘ
observedBy Eastern Catholic Churches ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ
Oriental Orthodox Churches ⓘ
linked to: Oriental Orthodoxy
partOf Lent in Eastern Christianity ⓘ
precedes Pascha ⓘ
linked to: Feast of Pascha
purpose deepened participation in the Passion of Christ ⓘ
preparation for Pascha ⓘ
religion Eastern Christianity ⓘ
scripturalFocus Gospel accounts of the Passion of Christ ⓘ
theme anticipation of the Resurrection ⓘ
repentance ⓘ
suffering of Christ ⓘ
watchfulness ⓘ
timePeriod seven days ⓘ
tradition Byzantine Rite ⓘ
other Eastern Christian liturgical traditions ⓘ

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Holy Wednesday → occursDuring → Great Week in Eastern tradition ⓘ