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• History and Theology
Pascha:
Unitary Annual Commemoration
• Founded in Jewish Pesach / Massoth celebration
• Quartodeciman: coordinate with Jewish
celebration as New Moon after the spring equinox
• “Great Church”: Sunday after the New Moon after
the spring equinox
• Themes:
– Pascha = transition
– Pascha = suffering
Quadragesima: Preparatory
Period for Pascha?
• Counting backwards from Pascha 40 days
(“Great Church”)
– Sundays not counted
– Sundays and Saturdays not counted
• Counting forwards from Epiphany
(Egyptian?)
Pentecoste:
Extension of Paschal Joy
• Founded in Jewish Shavuot celebration
• 7 weeks x 7 days + 1 = fulfillment of time
• “Tithe of the year”
Pre-Vatican II Roman Rite
Celebration
• Preparation for the Preparation:
Septuagesima / Sexagesima /
Quinquagesima weeks
• Ash Wednesday
• Sundays of Lent
• Passion Sunday [initiates 2 week
Passiontide]
• Palm Sunday [initiates Holy Week]
• Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday of Holy
Week = proclamation of synoptic Passions
• Holy Thursday
– Tenebrae
– Chrism Mass
– Mass of the Lord’s Supper
• Good Friday
– Tenebrae
– Tre Ore
– Formal Liturgy
• Holy Saturday
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Easter Sunday
Easter Week
Sundays After Easter
Ascension Thursday
Pentecost
Octave of Pentecost
Post Vatican II Celebration
• Septuagesima / Sexagesima / Quinquagesima
weeks suppressed
• Ash Wednesday retained with controverted status
• First Sunday of Lent
– Synoptic Gospels of the Temptations
– Rite of Election
• Second Sunday of Lent
– Synoptic Gospels of the Transfiguration
• Third Sunday of Lent
– Cycle A: Man Born Blind
– First Scrutiny
– During Week: Presentation of the Creed
• Fourth Sunday of Lent
– Cycle A: Woman at the Well
– Second Scrutiny
• Fifth Sunday of Lent
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Cycle A: Raising of Lazarus
Third Scrutiny
During Week: Presentation of the Lord’s Prayer
[Passiontide?]
• Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion
– Holy Week?
• Holy Thursday
– [Chrism Mass]
– Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper
– Liturgy of the Hours [Compline as conclusion of Eucharistic
Adoration]
– Paschal Fast
• Good Friday
– Morning Prayer
– Office of Readings
– Afternoon Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion [Liturgy of Word =
Rome / Veneration of Cross = Jerusalem / Communion =
medieval Western
– Devotions [Tre Ore / Stations of the Cross]
– Evening Prayer
– Compline
• Holy Saturday
– Rites with the Elect
– Liturgy of the Hours
• Easter Vigil
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Fire / Candle service
Vigil + Liturgy of the Word
Initiation Rites
Paschal Eucharist
• Easter Sunday
– USA addition: Baptismal Promises + Sprinkling with
Easter Water
– Vespers with the Neophytes
• [Easter Week?]
– Mystagogy of the Neophytes [continued through
Pentecost]
• Second Sunday OF Easter
– Gospel: Thomas’ profession of faith
• Third Sunday OF Easter
– Resurrection Narratives [kerygma / empty tomb
/ appearances]
• Fourth Sunday OF Easter
– Good Shepherd [Vocations]
• Fifth Sunday OF Easter
– Ministries in the Church
• Sixth Sunday OF Easter
– Promise of the Spirit
• Ascension of the Lord [or transferred]
– Blowing out paschal candle suppressed
– Initiates Novena of the Holy Spirit
• Seventh Sunday OF Easter
– Gospel: Johannine High Priestly Prayer
• Pentecost
– Vigil
– Mass of the Day
– Gathering with the Neophytes
• [Octave of Pentecost suppressed]