Paschal cycle
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The Paschal cycle, in Eastern Orthodox Christianity, is the cycle of the moveable feasts built around Pascha. The cycle consists of approximately ten weeks before and seven weeks after Pascha. The ten
16th century Russian Orthodox icon of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ
Icon of Lazarus Saturday
Icon of Palm Sunday
Icon of Christ washing the feet of the Apostles (16th century, Pskov school of iconography)
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
Paschal cycle
…the three weeks preceding Great Lent, the "pre-Lenten period", the forty days of Lent, and Holy Week. The 50 days following Pascha are called the Pentecostarion, also named after the liturgical book. The Sunday of each week has a special commemoration, named for the Gospel reading assigned to that day. Certain…
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.