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	Holy Week - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In this largely Roman Catholic nation, Holy Week, known as Semana Santa, is treated as one of the most important religious festivals of the entire year.
		Holy Monday marks the beginning of the Pabasa (literally, reading) or Pasyon, the marathon chanting of the story of Jesus' life, passion, and death, which continues day and night, for as long as two straight days.
		The last Mass before Easter is also celebrated on Holy Thursday, usually including a reenactment of the Washing of the Feet of the Apostles; this Mass is followed by the procession of the Blessed Sacrament before it is taken to the Altar of Repose.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Holy_Week (1546 words)

	Holy Week
		Holy week observances spread to Spain by the fifth century, to Gaul and England by the early seventh century.
		The purpose of Holy Week is to reenact, relive, and participate in the passion of Jesus Christ.
		Holy Week is the same in the eastern and western Church, but because eastern Christians use the Julian Calendar to calculate Easter, the celebrations occur at different times.
	www.kencollins.com /holy-05.htm (1411 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Holy Week
		Holy Week is 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.
		The week was also known as the week of the dry fast (xerophagia), while some of its observances were very possibly influenced by an erroneous etymology of the word Pasch, which was current among the Greeks.
		The service of Holy Saturday has lost much of the significance and importance which it enjoyed in the early Christian centuries owing to the irresistible tendency manifested throughout the ages to advance the hour of its celebration.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/07435a.htm (2793 words)

	Holy Week in the Eastern Orthodox Church
		Holy Unction is the Mysterion for cleansing sins and renewing the body and the spirit of the faithful.
		Holy Unction is one of the seven Sacraments of the Church, and it has its origin in the practice of the early Church as recorded in the Epistle of James (5:14-15).
		The institution of the Holy Eucharist and its re-enactment through the centuries, both as a sacrifice and sacred ceremony (Mysterion), is the life giving remembrance which, along with the Crucifixion and Resurrection of Christ, constitutes the basis of salvation for the Christian.
	www.goarch.org /en/ourfaith/articles/article8432.asp (5323 words)

	Holy Week
		Holy Week, in the Christian liturgical year, is the week immediately preceding Easter, beginning with Palm Sunday.
		Holy Week is sometimes called the "Great Week" by Roman Catholic and Orthodox Christians because it commemorates the great deeds of God for humankind.
		Holy Week is the week preceding Easter, observing in a special manner the passion and death of Jesus Christ.
	mb-soft.com /believe/txw/holyweek.htm (566 words)

	Holy Week: All About Holy Week
		Holy Week is the last week of Lent before Easter, beginning on Palm Sunday and ending on Holy Saturday.
		In an older nomenclature, Holy Week is the second Sunday of Passiontide (Passiontide begins on the fifth Sunday of Lent).
		Holy Week commemorates these important events, and is therefore a very busy time in the life of the Church.
	www.churchyear.net /holyweek.html (1310 words)

	Holy Spirit Interactive: Holy Week
		Holy Week is the last week of Lent.
		Holy Week begins on 4 April 2004 and ends on 10 April 2004.
		The time from sundown on Holy Thursday to sundown on Easter Day is also known as the Triduum, which is Latin for "three days".
	www.holyspiritinteractive.net /features/holyweek (103 words)

	DoveSong.com -- The Music of Holy Week
		Holy Week is a reenactment, an expression and connection with the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
		Normally these offices are sung in the wee hours of the morning in the secluded confines of the convents, but during Holy Week, these offices with their associated sublime singing were moved to an earlier time (to the late afternoon of the day before) and the public invited to participate.
		Week ends with Holy Saturday, then Easter Sunday rings in the new in the celebration of the Resurrection of the Lord Jesus.
	www.dovesong.com /Positive_music/archives/renaissance/Holy_Week.asp (1560 words)

	Holy Week Primer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Holy Week refers to the week from Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday.
		Of course, many denominations and individual congregations do different things to mark each of these steps of Holy Week, and therefore blanket generalizations about what each of these services consist of could be misleading.
		This description is meant as an introduction and overview only, and it is also grounded in the offerings of FCC Vallejo this year; as such, it leaves out things that other churches do during Holy Week, and also things which our church has done in past years but is not doing this year.
	www.vallejochristian.com /holyweekprimer.html (700 words)

	USCCB - (Liturgy) - Holy Week
		"In Holy Week, the Church celebrates the mysteries of salvation accomplished by Christ in the last days of the earthly life, beginning with his messianic entry into Jerusalem"(141).
		It has come about, however, that in the course of the centauries, a form of celebrative parallelism has arisen in the Rites of Holy Week, resulting in two cycles each with its own specific character: one is strictly liturgical, the other is marked by particular pious exercise, especially processions.
		Holy Week begins with Palm Sunday, or "Passion Sunday", which unites the royal splendour of Christ with the proclamation of his Passion"(142).
	www.usccb.org /liturgy/holyweek.shtml (1356 words)

	Holy Week Traditions & Customs - Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter
		Holy Week or Passion Week is the end of the Lenten season in the Christian community.
		Maundy Thursday or Holy Thursday was the day on which Christ gathered with his followers for the Passover Seder, the "Last Supper," where he taught for the last time and instituted the Christian concept of sharing communion.
		Holy Tuesday - The theme is the vigilance of the wise virgins (Matthew 25: 1-13) who, unlike their foolish sisters, were ready when the Lord came to them.
	www.chiff.com /home_life/holiday/holy-week.htm (1011 words)

	The Days of Holy Week
		Holy Week is the last week of Lent, the week immediately preceding Easter Sunday.
		It is this dimension that is well served by Holy Week observances, as they call us to move behind the joyful celebrations of Palm Sunday and Easter, and focus on the suffering, humiliation, and death that is part of Holy Week.
		However it is observed, Holy Saturday has traditionally been a time of reflection and waiting, the time of weeping that lasts for the night while awaiting the joy that comes in the morning (Psa 30:5).
	www.cresourcei.org /cyholyweek.html (2720 words)

	Holy Week
		During this week we are reminded to reflect upon the meaning of Jesus' death on the cross, an event that took place nearly two millennia ago at a place which still remains the epicenter of religious and political violence today.
		In turning our attention to Holy Week and the story of the Crucifixion, it is obvious that there is need to recount the details of it, and yet, it is so well known and so familiar that the words in which it is couched are apt to mean little and often go unrealized.
		The last week of Jesus' life was filled with many events as we follow him from his glorious entry into Jerusalem on Sunday until his death on Friday.
	www.thenazareneway.com /holy_week/index_holy_week.html (1873 words)

	HOLY WEEK AND PASCHA IN JERUSALEM
		The washing of the feet was in the court opposite the holy gates of the Church of the Resurrection.
		As soon as the Metropolitan shows the Holy Fire, one Arab, laying hold of it, runs straight to the altar and there through the royal doors it is distributed to the people; but one is hardly able to light his candles in the openings.
		Truly for us, holy and worthy of all solemn triumph is this redeeming and radiantly effulgent night, the harbinger of the bright- beaming Day of the Resurrection on which Light eternal shone forth in the flesh from the grave for all.
	www.ocf.org /OrthodoxPage/reading/holyfire.html (6004 words)

	Holy Week - OrthodoxWiki
		For the Orthodox Christian, Holy Week is the week from the conclusion of Great Lent on the Saturday of Lazarus to the celebration of Pascha.
		Holy Thursday begins with the celebration of vespers and the Divine Liturgy of St. Basil with a Reserved Holy Communion in representation of the earthly presence of Christ realized at the Last Supper.
		Great and Holy Saturday Vespers and a Divine Liturgy of St. Basil are served, marked with readings of Psalms and Resurrection hymns that tell of Christ's descent into Hades, celebrated as the "First Resurrection" of Adam and the conquering of Death.
	www.orthodoxwiki.org /Holy_Week (778 words)

	HOLY WEEK - EASTER: Christ Is Risen!
		Holy Week is the final week of Lent.
		Holy Week recalls the events leading to Jesus's death and Resurrection.
		There are many symbols used during the Easter week that remind Christians of the original Easter events and their meaning.
	www.entourages.com /barbs/holyweek.htm (1398 words)

	Holy Week
		Holy Week is the last week of Lent, the week immediately preceding Easter Sunday, and is observed in many Christian churches as a time to commemorate the suffering (Passion) and death of Jesus.
		During Holy Week we are called to move behind the joyful celebrations of Palm Sunday and Easter, and focus on the suffering, humiliation, and death of Jesus.
		Thursday of Holy Week is remembered as the time Jesus ate a final meal together with the men who had followed him for so long.
	jesus-talk.foolmoon.com /articles/holy_week.html (1022 words)

	Holy Week and Easter Sunday at Grace Cathedral (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Holy Week, the solemn commemoration of the death and resurrection of Jesus, begins this year in most Western (i.e., non-Orthodox) Christian churches on April 13, 2003, with the Sunday of the Passion, commonly known as Palm Sunday.
		The worship services during Holy Week are rich in evocative symbolism and ritual, having roots in the celebrations of the Palestinian Christian communities in Jerusalem.
		On Easter Day, Holy Baptism with Holy Eucharist is celebrated with a full congregation at 8:15, with numerous infants and children brought to baptism by their families.
	www.gracecathedral.org /holyweek2.shtml (755 words)

	Holy Week in Nicaragua
		During Holy Week, or Semana Santa in Spanish, Christian cultures like the one in Nicaragua commemorate the death and resurrection of Jesus.
		During Holy Week, hundreds and hundreds of people participate in processions that are inspired by biblical passages.
		San Lázaro: in the morning of the second last Sunday before the beginning of Holy Week, hundreds of dogs of all breeds, sizes, and colors are brought to the Santa María Magdalena parish church in the Monimbó neighborhood of Masaya.
	www.vianica.com /go/specials/12-holy-week-nicaragua.html (2694 words)

	CalendarHome.com - Holy Week - Calendar Encyclopedia
		It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Holy Week procession.
		While each day has special mass celebrations in the Western churches, the week's most elaborate services are on Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday, and Easter.
		Good Friday in the Philippines is commemorated with street processions, the Way of the Cross, the commemoraton of Jesus' Seven last words(Siete Palabras) and a Passion play called the Sinakulo.
	encyclopedia.calendarhome.com /Holy_Week.htm (774 words)

	Holy Week
		HOLY WEEK is the week during Lent before Easter Sunday.
		Holy Week was officially called Passion Week for many years since Christians ponder the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ during this time.
		On Holy Saturday night the Paschal candle is lit, baptismal promises are renewed, and converts are often baptized and confirmed.
	eaglepark.org /Lent/holy_week.htm (583 words)

	Rev Bill » It’s A Holy Week
		Holy Week — the week between Palm Sunday and Easter —; begins with the Palm Sunday services tomorrow.
		Holy Week is the most important week in the Christian year as the services recount the events that took place when Jesus was betrayed, crucified, and rose again.
		Many churches have services throughout the week — and in some communities special services are held with many of the churches in that community participating.
	bill-hayes.org /2006/04/08/its-a-holy-week (328 words)

	Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly . WEB EXCLUSIVE . EXCLUSIVETITLE . April 7, 2006 \| PBS
		So the ceremonies of Holy Week, beginning with Palm Sunday, are there to be used, and this is a physical matter, a use of the body, so that all of ourselves will know.
		The last days of Holy Week provide a simple way of allowing the body, the flesh, to learn theological truth by doing and being in earthly processions.
		In the early church, for the first three days of Holy Week, on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, the custom was to have only plain readings from Scripture; later, what was read each day were the separate accounts of the Passion.
	www.pbs.org /wnet/religionandethics/week932/exclusive.html (622 words)

	SSPXAfrica.com: Holy Week
		This atmosphere of penitential devotion and quiet during the three great days of Holy Week is an experience that deeply affects the children and helps them more than any words could do toward an understanding of how important Christ's Passion is for each one of us.
		Parents and older children who attend the solemn services of the holy liturgy, as they were restored in their original form by Pope Pius XII, should not fail to procure and use some of the booklets recently published which explain the services and provide an English translation of the sacred texts.
		Since the anticipated vigil service on Holy Saturday morning was abolished by Pope Pius XII and its liturgical celebration again placed in the evening hours, or during the night, the spirit of the whole day has returned to its original significance.
	www.sspxafrica.com /documents/2000_April/Holy-Week.htm (1042 words)

	An Explanation of the Holy Week Services
		As we approach the great solemn days of Holy Week, we bring to mind how our Lord Jesus Christ was betrayed and seized, tortured and crucified, died and was buried, and arose from the dead.
		On Holy Wednesday night the Orthodox Church administers the sacrament of Holy Unction for the bodily and spiritual health of the participants.
		Holy and Great Saturday is a reverent vigil at the tomb of the Son of God, slain for our sins.
	www.monachos.net /great_lent/holy_week_services.shtml (7105 words)

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