Holy Wednesday
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Holy Wednesday is the midweek day of Holy Week in the Christian liturgical calendar, traditionally associated with the betrayal of Jesus by Judas Iscariot.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Great and Holy Wednesday | 1 |
| Holy and Great Wednesday | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian holy day
ⓘ
liturgical observance ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Good Wednesday
ⓘ
Holy Wednesday ⓘ
surface form:
Great and Holy Wednesday
Holy Wednesday ⓘ
surface form:
Holy and Great Wednesday
Spy Wednesday ⓘ |
| associatedWithPractice |
Tenebrae services
ⓘ
fasting ⓘ penitential prayer ⓘ processions in some countries ⓘ |
| commemoratesEvent |
Judas Iscariot arranging to betray Jesus
ⓘ
plot of the chief priests and elders against Jesus ⓘ |
| dateRelativeTo |
Resurrection Sunday
ⓘ
surface form:
Easter Sunday
|
| follows | Holy Tuesday ⓘ |
| hasGospelReading |
account of Judas agreeing to betray Jesus
ⓘ
anointing of Jesus at Bethany ⓘ |
| hasLiturgicalColor |
purple
ⓘ
violet ⓘ |
| hasLiturgicalSeason |
Lent
ⓘ
Paschal Triduum preparation ⓘ |
| languageVariant |
Mercredi Saint
ⓘ
surface form:
Mercoledì Santo
Mercredi Saint ⓘ Mercredi Saint ⓘ
surface form:
Miércoles Santo
Spy Wednesday ⓘ
surface form:
Spy Wednesday (English traditional name)
|
| linkedToEvent |
Crucifixion of Jesus
ⓘ
Passion of Jesus ⓘ |
| liturgicalRank | weekday of Holy Week ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Anglican Communion
ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ Lutheranism ⓘ
surface form:
Lutheran Churches
Methodist churches ⓘ
surface form:
Methodist Churches
Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ
surface form:
Oriental Orthodox Churches
Roman Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ other Western Christian denominations ⓘ |
| observedIn |
Eastern Christianity
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Christianity ⓘ |
| occursDuring |
Great Week in Eastern tradition
ⓘ
final week of Lent in Western tradition ⓘ |
| occursIn |
Christian liturgical year
ⓘ
surface form:
Christian liturgical calendar
|
| occursOn | Wednesday before Easter Sunday ⓘ |
| partOf | Holy Week ⓘ |
| precedes | Maundy Thursday ⓘ |
| theologicalTheme |
foreknowledge of Christ
ⓘ
human sin and betrayal ⓘ preparation for the Passion of Christ ⓘ |
| traditionallyAssociatedWith |
Judas Iscariot
ⓘ
betrayal of Jesus ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Holy and Great Wednesday
this entity surface form:
Great and Holy Wednesday