Third Sunday of Great Lent (Byzantine Rite)

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Sunday of Great Lent liturgical observance moveable feast

The Third Sunday of Great Lent in the Byzantine Rite is a liturgical observance dedicated to the veneration of the Holy Cross, marking the midpoint of the Lenten fast and offering spiritual encouragement to the faithful.

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Third Sunday of Great Lent	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Sunday of Great Lent ⓘ liturgical observance ⓘ moveable feast ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Sunday of the Veneration of the Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ Veneration of the Cross Sunday NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith	intensified remembrance of the Passion ⓘ prostrations during the hymn "Before Your Cross" ⓘ
calendarRelation	occurs three weeks before Palm Sunday in the Byzantine calendar ⓘ
celebratedOn	third Sunday of Great Lent NERFINISHED ⓘ
commemorates	Holy Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ saving Passion of Christ ⓘ
follows	Second Sunday of Great Lent (Byzantine Rite) NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasDevotionalPractice	distribution of flowers or basil from around the Cross in some traditions ⓘ kissing of the Cross by the faithful ⓘ
hasFunction	to call believers to renewed ascetic effort ⓘ to encourage the faithful in the middle of the fast ⓘ
hasHymn	Kontakion of the Cross "No longer does the flaming sword guard Eden" NERFINISHED ⓘ Troparion of the Cross "O Lord, save Your people" ⓘ special stichera in honor of the Cross ⓘ
hasKeyRite	incensation of the Cross ⓘ placing of the Cross on a tray with flowers ⓘ procession of the Cross to the center of the church ⓘ prostrations before the Cross ⓘ solemn bringing out of the Cross ⓘ veneration of the Cross by clergy and faithful ⓘ
hasLiturgicalBook	Triodion NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasLiturgicalColor	bright vestments in many traditions ⓘ
hasLiturgicalRank	Sunday of Great Lent with special commemoration NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasLiturgicalTheme	spiritual encouragement of the faithful ⓘ strengthening for the remainder of the Lenten fast ⓘ veneration of the Holy Cross ⓘ
hasPrincipalService	All-Night Vigil NERFINISHED ⓘ Divine Liturgy of Saint Basil the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasScriptureReading	Epistle reading emphasizing boldness and grace ⓘ Gospel reading about taking up the cross and following Christ ⓘ
marks	midpoint of Great Lent ⓘ
observedBy	Greek Byzantine traditions ⓘ Middle Eastern Byzantine traditions ⓘ Slavic Byzantine traditions ⓘ
partOf	Great Lent NERFINISHED ⓘ Paschal cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ
precedes	Fourth Sunday of Great Lent (Byzantine Rite) NERFINISHED ⓘ
regulatedBy	Typikon of the Byzantine Rite NERFINISHED ⓘ
symbolizes	tree of life in the midst of the Lenten journey ⓘ victory of Christ through the Cross ⓘ
usedBy	Eastern Catholic Churches of the Byzantine tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ Eastern Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedIn	Byzantine Rite NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Fourth Sunday of Great Lent (Byzantine Rite) → follows → Third Sunday of Great Lent (Byzantine Rite) ⓘ

Second Sunday of Great Lent → precedes → Third Sunday of Great Lent (Byzantine Rite) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Third Sunday of Great Lent