Paschal Triduum
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The Paschal Triduum is the central three-day period of the Christian liturgical year, commemorating the passion, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ from the evening of Holy Thursday to Easter Sunday.
All labels observed (11)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Easter Triduum | 16 |
| Paschal Triduum canonical | 12 |
| Chrism Mass | 1 |
| Holy Triduum | 1 |
| Paschal Triduum (Byzantine usage) | 1 |
| Paschal Triduum (Western Christianity) | 1 |
| Paschal Triduum and related days | 1 |
| Paschal mystery | 1 |
| Sacred Paschal Triduum | 1 |
| Sacred Triduum | 1 |
| Triduum | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T133634 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Paschal Triduum Context triple: [Good Friday, season, Paschal Triduum]
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A.
Holy Week
Holy Week is the most solemn period in the Christian liturgical year, commemorating the final days of Jesus Christ’s life, including his passion, death, and burial, leading up to Easter.
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B.
Paschal cycle
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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C.
Easter Vigil
Easter Vigil is the solemn liturgical celebration held on the night before Easter Sunday, commemorating Christ’s resurrection with readings, prayers, and the first Mass of Easter.
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D.
Maundy Thursday
Maundy Thursday is a Christian holy day commemorating Jesus Christ’s Last Supper with his disciples, observed during Holy Week before Easter.
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E.
Palm Sunday
Palm Sunday is a Christian feast that commemorates Jesus Christ’s triumphant entry into Jerusalem, marking the start of Holy Week before Easter.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Paschal Triduum Target entity description: The Paschal Triduum is the central three-day period of the Christian liturgical year, commemorating the passion, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ from the evening of Holy Thursday to Easter Sunday.
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A.
Holy Week
Holy Week is the most solemn period in the Christian liturgical year, commemorating the final days of Jesus Christ’s life, including his passion, death, and burial, leading up to Easter.
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B.
Paschal cycle
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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C.
Easter Vigil
Easter Vigil is the solemn liturgical celebration held on the night before Easter Sunday, commemorating Christ’s resurrection with readings, prayers, and the first Mass of Easter.
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D.
Maundy Thursday
Maundy Thursday is a Christian holy day commemorating Jesus Christ’s Last Supper with his disciples, observed during Holy Week before Easter.
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E.
Palm Sunday
Palm Sunday is a Christian feast that commemorates Jesus Christ’s triumphant entry into Jerusalem, marking the start of Holy Week before Easter.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian holy days
ⓘ
Easter Triduum ⓘ liturgical period ⓘ sacred time ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Paschal Triduum
ⓘ
surface form:
Easter Triduum
Paschal Triduum ⓘ
surface form:
Holy Triduum
Paschal Triduum ⓘ
surface form:
Sacred Paschal Triduum
Paschal Triduum ⓘ
surface form:
Sacred Triduum
|
| associatedWith |
baptism of catechumens at Easter Vigil
ⓘ
renewal of baptismal promises at Easter Vigil ⓘ |
| beginsOn | evening of Holy Thursday ⓘ |
| beginsWith |
Last Supper
ⓘ
surface form:
Mass of the Lord's Supper
|
| canonicalDefinitionBy | Second Vatican Council ⓘ |
| centralFocus |
Death of Jesus Christ
ⓘ
Passion of Christ ⓘ
surface form:
Passion of Jesus Christ
resurrection of Jesus Christ ⓘ
surface form:
Resurrection of Jesus Christ
|
| commemoratesEvent |
Agony in the Garden
ⓘ
Burial of Jesus ⓘ Crucifixion of Jesus ⓘ Last Supper ⓘ resurrection of Jesus Christ ⓘ
surface form:
Resurrection of Jesus
|
| containsDay |
Resurrection Sunday
ⓘ
surface form:
Easter Sunday
Good Friday ⓘ Holy Saturday ⓘ Maundy Thursday ⓘ
surface form:
Holy Thursday
|
| duration | three days ⓘ |
| endsOn | evening of Easter Sunday ⓘ |
| fastingPractice |
Good Friday fast
ⓘ
abstinence from meat on Good Friday ⓘ |
| follows | Lent ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Norms on the Liturgical Year and the Calendar
ⓘ
surface form:
General Norms for the Liturgical Year and the Calendar
Missale Romanum ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Missal
|
| importanceInRomanRite | summit of the liturgical year ⓘ |
| liturgicalColor |
red
ⓘ
violet ⓘ white ⓘ |
| majorLiturgy |
Celebration of the Lord's Passion
ⓘ
Easter Sunday Mass ⓘ Easter Vigil ⓘ Last Supper ⓘ
surface form:
Mass of the Lord's Supper
|
| observedBy |
Anglican Communion
ⓘ
Eastern Catholic Churches ⓘ Lutheranism ⓘ
surface form:
Lutheran churches
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
many Protestant churches ⓘ |
| partOf |
Paschal cycle
ⓘ
surface form:
Easter cycle
liturgical year ⓘ |
| precedes |
Eastertide
ⓘ
surface form:
Easter Season
|
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| theologicalTheme |
Paschal cycle
ⓘ
surface form:
Paschal mystery
|
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Input
Subject: Paschal Triduum Description of subject: The Paschal Triduum is the central three-day period of the Christian liturgical year, commemorating the passion, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ from the evening of Holy Thursday to Easter Sunday.
Referenced by (37)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Easter Triduum
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Paschal mystery
this entity surface form:
Easter Triduum
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Easter Triduum
this entity surface form:
Easter Triduum
this entity surface form:
Easter Triduum
this entity surface form:
Easter Triduum
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Sacred Paschal Triduum
this entity surface form:
Easter Triduum
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Holy Triduum
this entity surface form:
Sacred Triduum
this entity surface form:
Easter Triduum
this entity surface form:
Easter Triduum
this entity surface form:
Easter Triduum
this entity surface form:
Easter Triduum
this entity surface form:
Easter Triduum
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Paschal Triduum (Western Christianity)
this entity surface form:
Easter Triduum
this entity surface form:
Triduum
this entity surface form:
Easter Triduum
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Chrism Mass
this entity surface form:
Easter Triduum
this entity surface form:
Easter Triduum
this entity surface form:
Paschal Triduum (Byzantine usage)