Gospel (liturgy)
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The Gospel in Christian liturgy refers to a reading from the Gospels used during various religious services, including Mass or Divine Liturgy. In many Christian churches, all present stand when a pass
Incipit page from the Gospel of Matthew (Lindisfarne Gospels)
Illustration from the Siysky Gospel (1339)
The Little Entrance during the Divine Liturgy (Church of the Protection of the Theotokos, Düsseldorf, Germany)
Priest reading the Gospel during the Divine Liturgy
Pentecostarion
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The Pentecostarion is the liturgical book used by the Eastern Orthodox and Byzantine Catholic churches that includes the texts for the Paschal Season, but varies in exact span between different tradit
Icon of the Fifth Sunday of Pascha, commemorating the Samaritan woman (Photina), meeting Jesus by the well. Note that the well is cross-shaped; most of the Sundays of the Pentecostarion deal with the subject of water, a reference to Baptism.
