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16th century Russian Orthodox icon of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ.
16th century Russian Orthodox icon of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. See also Eastern Orthodox Church Structure and organization The Slavic Orthodox Church is organized in a hierarchical structure An icon (from Greek εἰκών eikōn, "image" is a religious work of art most commonly a painting from Eastern Christianity. Within the body of Christian beliefs the resurrection of Jesus is a core event on which much of Christian doctrine and theology depend Christ is the English term for the Greek ( Khristós) meaning "the anointed "

The Paschal cycle in the Eastern and Oriental Orthodox Churches, is the cycle of the moveable feasts built around Pascha (Easter). The Eastern Orthodox Church is the second largest single Christian Communion in the world Oriental Orthodoxy is the communion of Eastern Christian Churches that recognize only three Ecumenical councils — the First Council of Nicaea, the In Christianity, a moveable feast or movable feast is a holy day &mdash a Feast day or a Fast day &mdash whose date is not fixed to a Easter ( Greek: Πάσχα Pascha or Pasxa) is the most important religious feast in the Christian Liturgical year. The cycle consists of approximately ten weeks before and seven weeks after Pascha. The ten weeks before Pascha are known as the period of the Triodion (referring to the liturgical book that contains the services for this liturgical season). The Triodion (Τριῴδιον Triōdion; Slavonic: Постнаѧ Трїωдь Postnaya Triod; Triodul also called the Lenten A liturgical book is a book published by the authority of a Church, that contains the text and directions for the Liturgy of its official Religious services This period includes the three weeks preceding Great Lent (the "pre-Lenten period"), the forty days of Lent, and Holy Week. Great Lent, or the Great Fast, is the most important Fasting season in the Church year in Eastern Christianity, which prepares Christians Holy Week ( Latin: Hebdomada Sancta or Maior Hebdomada, "Greater Week" in Christianity is the last week before Easter. The 50 days following Pascha are called the Pentecostarion (again, named after the liturgical book). The Pentecostarion ( Greek: Πεντηκοστάριον Pentekostárion; Slavonic: Цвѣтнаѧ Трїωдь Tsvyetnaya Triod'

The Sunday of each week has a special commemoration, named for the Gospel reading assigned to that day. This article is about the canonical books of the New Testament Certain other weekdays have special commemorations of their own (see outline, below). The entire cycle revolves around Pascha. The weeks before Pascha end on Sunday (i. e. , the Week of the Prodigal Son begins on the Monday that follows the Publican and the Pharisee). This is because everything in the Lenten period is looking forward towards Pascha. Starting on Pascha, the weeks again begin on Sunday (i. e. , Thomas Week begins on the Sunday of St. Thomas). The Paschal cycle continues throughout the entire year, until the beginning of the next Pre-Lenten period. The Tone of the Week, the Epistle and Gospel readings at the Divine Liturgy, and the 11 Matins Gospels with their accompanying hymns are dependant on it. The Octoechos ( Greek:; Slavonic: Октонхъ Oktoikh, or Осмогласникъ Osmoglasnik)&mdashliterally the book An epistle (pronounced) ( Greek επιστολη epistolē "letter" is a writing directed or sent to a person or group of persons usually a letter The Divine Liturgy is the common term for the Eucharistic service of the Byzantine tradition of Christian liturgy. Matins (also known as Orthros or Oútrenya in Eastern Churches) is the early morning or night Prayer service in the Roman Catholic

(For fixed feasts, see Eastern Orthodox Church calendar. A fixed feast is an annual celebration that is held on the same calendar date every year such as Christmas, as distinguished from Moveable feasts such as Easter The Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar describes and dictates the rhythm of the life of the Eastern Orthodox Church. For this year's date for Pascha, see Easter. Easter ( Greek: Πάσχα Pascha or Pasxa) is the most important religious feast in the Christian Liturgical year. For the method used to calculate this date, see computus. Computus ( Latin for Computation) is the Calculation of the date of Easter in the Christian calendar. )

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Pre-Lent

Icon of Lazarus Saturday
Icon of Lazarus Saturday
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Icon of Palm Sunday
Icon of Christ washing the feet of the Apostles (16th century, Pskov school of iconography).
Icon of Christ washing the feet of the Apostles (16th century, Pskov school of iconography). Lazarus Saturday, in the Eastern Orthodox Church and those Eastern Catholic Churches which follow the Byzantine Rite, is the day before Palm Sunday Palm Sunday is a Christian Moveable feast which always falls on the Sunday before Easter. Pskov (Псков ancient Russian spelling Пльсковъ Pleskov) in Latvian Pleskava, in Estonian Pihkva, is an ancient city located in Iconography is the branch of Art history which studies the identification description and the interpretation of the content of images
Icon of Pentecost
Icon of Pentecost
Main article: Pre-Lenten Season

Great Lent

Main article: Great Lent

Great and Holy Week

Main article: Holy Week

Great and Holy Pascha

Main article: Easter

Pentecostarion (Paschaltide)

Main article: Pentecostarion
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The Parable of the Ten Virgins, or the Wise and Foolish Virgins, is a parable told by Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew ( Matthew In Christianity, Holy Wednesday (also called Spy Wednesday, and in the Eastern and Oriental Orthodox Churches Holy and Great Wednesday Myrrh is a reddish-brown Resinous material the dried sap of the tree Commiphora myrrha, native to Yemen, Somalia Simon the Leper is a Biblical figure mentioned by the Gospels according to Matthew (266-13 and Mark (143-9 Bethany most commonly refers to the village of Bethany (Jerusalem. To anoint is to pour or smear with perfumed oil milk water melted butter or other substances a process employed ritually by many religions and races In the Christian Liturgical calendar, Maundy Thursday (also known as Holy Thursday) is the feast or holy day falling on the Thursday before Easter The Eucharist, also called Holy Communion or Lord's Supper and other names is a Christian Sacrament by which in a common interpretation those Judas Iscariot, יהודה איש־קריות Yəhûḏāh ʾΚ-qəriyyôṯ was according to the New Testament, one of the twelve original apostles Good Friday, also called Holy Friday or Great Friday, is the Friday preceding Easter Sunday ("Pascha" This article describes the Christian Passion For other meanings see Passion. Joseph of Arimathea was according to the Gospels, the man who donated his own prepared tomb for the burial of Jesus after Jesus' Crucifixion Holy Saturday ( Latin: Sabbatum Sanctum) is the day after Good Friday. 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Vespers is the evening Prayer service in the Roman Catholic, Eastern (Byzantine Catholic, and Eastern Orthodox, liturgies of the This article is about the canonical books of the New Testament The Pentecostarion ( Greek: Πεντηκοστάριον Pentekostárion; Slavonic: Цвѣтнаѧ Трїωдь Tsvyetnaya Triod' Bright Week Lambri --> or Renewal Week is the name used by the Eastern Orthodox Church and Eastern Catholic Churches of the Byzantine The Octave Day of Easter, sometimes known as Low Sunday (and also known historically as White Sunday Whitsunday St Radonitsa ("Day of Rejoicing" is a holiday in the Eastern Orthodox Church which falls on the Monday or (more commonly Tuesday of Saint Thomas Week&mdasheight The term Myrrhbearers ( Greek: Μυροφόραι Myrophorae; Slavonic: Жены́-мѷроно́сицы mironosiţe refers to the women who came The general and most common understanding of the Christian Doctrine of Ascension holds that Jesus bodily ascended to Heaven in the presence The First Council of Nicaea, held in Nicaea in Bithynia (present-day İznik in Turkey) convoked by the Roman Emperor Constantine Pentecost (πεντηκοστή, pentekostē, "the fiftieth day" is one of the prominent feasts in the Christian Liturgical year, celebrated the In mainstream Christianity, the Holy Spirit or Holy Ghost is one of the three entities of the Holy Trinity which make up the single substance The Twelve Apostles (Greek apostolos, "someone sent out" e For the British girl group see All Saints (band. 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