Great Fifty Days
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Great Fifty Days is the Christian liturgical season of joyful celebration spanning the fifty days from Easter Sunday to Pentecost.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian feast period
ⓘ
liturgical season ⓘ |
| associatedDoctrine |
Easter faith
ⓘ
Paschal mystery ⓘ
surface form:
Paschal Mystery
|
| associatedSacrament |
Baptism
ⓘ
Holy Eucharist ⓘ
surface form:
Eucharist
|
| commemorates |
Ascension Day
ⓘ
surface form:
Ascension of Jesus
resurrection of Jesus Christ ⓘ
surface form:
Resurrection of Jesus
appearances of the risen Christ ⓘ descent of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost ⓘ |
| duration | 50 days ⓘ |
| emphasizesTheme |
hope
ⓘ
joy ⓘ mission of the Church ⓘ new life in Christ ⓘ |
| endsOn | Pentecost ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Eastertide
ⓘ
surface form:
Easter Season
Eastertide ⓘ Paschal cycle ⓘ
surface form:
Paschal Season
|
| historicalOrigin |
Apostolic Age
ⓘ
surface form:
early Christian Church
|
| includesFeast |
Ascension
ⓘ
Fifth Sunday of Easter ⓘ Fourth Sunday of Easter ⓘ Pentecost ⓘ Second Sunday of Easter ⓘ Seventh Sunday of Easter ⓘ Sixth Sunday of Easter ⓘ Third Sunday of Easter ⓘ |
| liturgicalCharacter | joyful celebration ⓘ |
| liturgicalColor | white ⓘ |
| liturgicalFocus | celebration of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ ⓘ |
| liturgicalPractice |
frequent use of Alleluia
ⓘ
singing of the Gloria ⓘ |
| liturgicalYearPart | Easter cycle ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Anglican Communion
ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Lutheranism ⓘ
surface form:
Lutheran churches
Methodist churches ⓘ Reformed churches ⓘ Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| precedesSeason |
Ordinary Time
ⓘ
Time after Pentecost ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| scripturalFocus |
Acts of the Apostles
ⓘ
resurrection of Jesus Christ ⓘ
surface form:
New Testament resurrection narratives
|
| seasonAfter | Lent ⓘ |
| startsOn |
Resurrection Sunday
ⓘ
surface form:
Easter Sunday
|
| usedFor | mystagogical catechesis of the newly baptized ⓘ |
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