Paschal cycle

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Christian liturgical concept liturgical cycle movable feast system

The Paschal cycle is the sequence of movable feasts and liturgical observances in the Christian calendar that are determined each year in relation to the date of Easter.

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Observed surface forms (8)

Surface form Occurrences
Easter cycle 3
Paschal Season 2
Paschal season 2

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian liturgical concept ⓘ
liturgical cycle ⓘ
movable feast system ⓘ
determines date of Ascension ⓘ
date of Corpus Christi in Western Christianity ⓘ
date of Easter each year ⓘ
date of Good Friday ⓘ
date of Holy Saturday ⓘ
date of Holy Week ⓘ
date of Maundy Thursday ⓘ
date of Palm Sunday ⓘ
date of Pentecost ⓘ
date of Trinity Sunday ⓘ
movable feasts ⓘ
hasComponent cycle of Sundays related to Easter ⓘ
fasting periods related to Easter ⓘ
feast days related to Easter ⓘ
hasDuration variable length each year ⓘ
hasMainReferenceFeast Easter ⓘ
includesFeast Annunciation when transferred in some traditions ⓘ
Ascension ⓘ
Palm Sunday ⓘ
Pentecost ⓘ
includesPeriod Lent ⓘ
surface form: Great Lent in Eastern Christianity

Paschal Triduum ⓘ
includesSeason Eastertide ⓘ
Lent ⓘ
influences church fasting rules in many traditions ⓘ
lectionary readings schedule ⓘ
liturgical music planning ⓘ
isAlsoCalled Easter cycle ⓘ
Paschal cycle ⓘ
surface form: Paschalion in some Eastern traditions
isBasedOn computus ⓘ
lunar calendar principles ⓘ
solar calendar principles ⓘ
isDefinedBy First Council of Nicaea decision on Easter ⓘ
isPartOf Christian liturgical year ⓘ
isUsedBy Anglican Communion ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church

Lutheranism ⓘ
surface form: Lutheran churches

Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ
surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches

Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form: Roman Catholic Church

many Protestant churches ⓘ
relatesToDoctrine resurrection of Jesus Christ ⓘ
surface form: Resurrection of Jesus
relatesToEvent resurrection of Jesus Christ ⓘ
surface form: Paschal mystery of Christ
usesCalendar Gregorian calendar in some churches ⓘ
Julian calendar in some churches ⓘ
Revised Julian calendar in some churches ⓘ
variesWith date of vernal equinox ⓘ
phases of the Moon ⓘ

Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Eastertide → alsoKnownAs → Paschal cycle ⓘ
this entity surface form: Paschal Season
Festal Letters → associatedWith → Paschal cycle ⓘ
this entity surface form: Paschal computus
Great Fifty Days → hasAlternativeName → Paschal cycle ⓘ
this entity surface form: Paschal Season
Byzantine Rite → hasLiturgicalSeason → Paschal cycle ⓘ
this entity surface form: Paschal season
Paschal cycle → isAlsoCalled → Paschal cycle ⓘ
this entity surface form: Paschalion in some Eastern traditions
Paschal canon → liturgicalSeason → Paschal cycle ⓘ
this entity surface form: Paschal season
Easter → partOf → Paschal cycle ⓘ
Holy Week → partOf → Paschal cycle ⓘ
this entity surface form: Easter cycle
Palm Sunday → partOf → Paschal cycle ⓘ
this entity surface form: Easter cycle
Paschal Triduum → partOf → Paschal cycle ⓘ
this entity surface form: Easter cycle
Resurrection Sunday → partOf → Paschal cycle ⓘ
Whitsunday → partOf → Paschal cycle ⓘ
this entity surface form: Easter season
Whitsunday → partOf → Paschal cycle ⓘ
Metonic cycle → relatedTo → Paschal cycle ⓘ
this entity surface form: Easter computus
Paschal Triduum → theologicalTheme → Paschal cycle ⓘ
this entity surface form: Paschal mystery