Book of Pentecost

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The Book of Pentecost, also known as the Pentecostarion, is an Eastern Orthodox liturgical book containing the hymns and services for the period from Easter (Pascha) through the Sunday after Pentecost.

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Book of Pentecost canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian liturgical text
Pentecostarion
liturgical book
contains canons
exapostilaria
hymns
kontakia
liturgical services
prokeimena
readings indications
stichera
troparia
focusesOn Paschal joy
resurrection of Jesus Christ
surface form: Resurrection of Christ

descent of the Holy Spirit
theological themes of Pentecost
hasAlternativeName Pentecostarion
language Church Slavonic
Greek
various vernacular languages
liturgicalFunction organizes hymnography for Pascha-to-Pentecost period
liturgicalSeasonCoverage Paschal season
Pentecost
surface form: Pentecost period
partOf Byzantine liturgical books
relatedTo Menaion
Octoechos
Triodion
timeSpanEnd Sunday after Pentecost
timeSpanStart Easter
surface form: Easter Sunday

Easter
surface form: Pascha
tradition Eastern Catholic Churches
surface form: Eastern Catholic Churches of Byzantine Rite

Eastern Orthodox Christianity
usedBy Orthodox clergy
cantors
choirs
usedForFeast All Saints’ Day
surface form: All Saints Sunday

Ascension
Bright Week
Pentecostarion
surface form: Feast of Pascha

Mid-Pentecost
Pentecost
Thomas Sunday
usedIn Byzantine Rite
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
usedInService Divine Liturgy
Hours
Matins
Vespers

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Pentecostarion hasAlternativeName Book of Pentecost