Easter Sunday Mass

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Easter Sunday Mass is the principal Christian liturgical celebration of Jesus Christ’s resurrection, marking the culmination of Holy Week and the beginning of the Easter season.

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Label Occurrences
Easter Sunday Mass canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian liturgical celebration
Easter liturgy
religious service
associatedWith Octave of Easter
surface form: Easter Octave

Easter Vigil
attendedBy Christian faithful
begins Easter season in Western Christianity
celebratedBy Anglican Communion
Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church

Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church

Lutheran churches
many Protestant churches
celebrates resurrection of Jesus Christ
surface form: Resurrection of Jesus Christ
centralTo Christian worship
Easter celebrations
commemorates central mystery of Christian faith
empty tomb of Jesus
victory of Christ over death
emphasizes hope
joy
new life
follows Good Friday
Holy Saturday
includes Alleluia
Easter Preface
Easter homily
Gloria
Liturgy of the Eucharist
Liturgy of the Word
proclamation of the Resurrection Gospel
renewal of baptismal promises
isConsidered most important Mass of the liturgical year by many Christians
isPartOf Easter Sunday observances
Paschal Triduum
liturgicalColor gold
white
marks beginning of the Easter season
culmination of Holy Week
occursAnnuallyIn liturgical year
oftenIncludes Easter hymns
festive decorations
special music
preachedBy bishop
priest
precedes Second Sunday of Easter
rootedIn New Testament resurrection narratives
takesPlaceOn Easter
surface form: Easter Sunday
theologicallyCentersOn Paschal mystery

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

Paschal Triduum majorLiturgy Easter Sunday Mass
Easter Alleluia occursDuring Easter Sunday Mass