Paschal Triduum

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Christian holy days Easter Triduum liturgical period sacred time

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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Observed surface forms (6)

Surface form	Occurrences
Easter Triduum	12
Holy Triduum	1
Paschal Triduum and related days	1
Paschal mystery	1
Sacred Paschal Triduum	1
Sacred Triduum	1

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

Paschal Triduum → alsoKnownAs → Paschal Triduum ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sacred Paschal Triduum

Paschal Triduum → alsoKnownAs → Paschal Triduum ⓘ