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Tenebrae ( / ˈtɛnəbreɪ, - bri / [ 1] — Latin for 'darkness') is a religious service of Western Christianity held during the three days preceding Easter Day, and characterized by gradual extinguishing of candles, and by a "strepitus" or "loud noise" taking place in total darkness near the end of the service. Tenebrae was originally a ...
The Easter Vigil, also called the Paschal Vigil, the Great Vigil of Easter, or Holy Saturday at the Easter Vigil on the Holy Night of Easter is a liturgy held in traditional Christian churches as the first official celebration of the Resurrection of Jesus. Historically, it is during this liturgy that people are baptized and that adult ...
The Divine Service ( German: Gottesdienst) is a title given to the Eucharistic liturgy as used in the various Lutheran churches. It has its roots in the Pre-Tridentine Mass as revised by Martin Luther in his Formula missae ("Form of the Mass") of 1523 and his Deutsche Messe ("German Mass") of 1526. It was further developed through the ...
This list of best Easter songs and albums, including favorites performed by contemporary Christian artists (plenty of Hillsong Worship and Chris Tomlin), gospel greats, world-renowned choirs, and ...
The worship of the Eastern Orthodox Church is viewed as the church's fundamental activity because the worship of God is the joining of man to God in prayer and that is the essential function of Christ 's Church. The Eastern Orthodox view their church as being the living embodiment of Christ, through the grace of His Holy Spirit, in the people ...
It is a period of reflection, penance, and preparation for the celebration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ on Easter. Many churches hold special worship services and devotional gatherings ...
t. e. The Paschal Triduum or Easter Triduum ( Latin: Triduum Paschale ), [ 1] Holy Triduum (Latin: Triduum Sacrum ), or the Three Days, [ 2] is the period of three days that begins with the liturgy on the evening of Maundy Thursday, [ 3] reaches its high point in the Easter Vigil, and closes with evening prayer on Easter Sunday. [ 4]
Vladikavkaz, North Ossetia, Russia. The Paschal greeting, also known as the Easter Acclamation or Easter Day Greeting, is an Easter custom among many Christian churches, including Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, [1] Methodist, [2] Presbyterian, [3] and Congregational. [4]