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    The document outlines the key events and traditions of Holy Week, beginning with Palm Sunday which commemorates Jesus' entry into Jerusalem. Holy Monday through Wednesday focus on teachings and events from Jesus' final days. Maundy Thursday remembers the Last Supper. Good Friday commemorates the crucifixion. Holy Saturday occurs between the crucifixion and resurrection. The Easter Vigil, beginning after sundown on Holy Saturday, is the longest liturgy consisting of the Service of Light, Liturgy of the Word, Baptisms, and Holy Eucharist.

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    The document outlines the key events and traditions of Holy Week, beginning with Palm Sunday which commemorates Jesus' entry into Jerusalem. Holy Monday through Wednesday focus on teachings and events from Jesus' final days. Maundy Thursday remembers the Last Supper. Good Friday commemorates the crucifixion. Holy Saturday occurs between the crucifixion and resurrection. The Easter Vigil, beginning after sundown on Holy Saturday, is the longest liturgy consisting of the Service of Light, Liturgy of the Word, Baptisms, and Holy Eucharist.

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    The document outlines the key events and traditions of Holy Week, beginning with Palm Sunday which commemorates Jesus' entry into Jerusalem. Holy Monday through Wednesday focus on teachings and events from Jesus' final days. Maundy Thursday remembers the Last Supper. Good Friday commemorates the crucifixion. Holy Saturday occurs between the crucifixion and resurrection. The Easter Vigil, beginning after sundown on Holy Saturday, is the longest liturgy consisting of the Service of Light, Liturgy of the Word, Baptisms, and Holy Eucharist.

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    THE DAYS OF HOLY WEEK

    Palm Sunday (Sixth Sunday of Lent)


    Holy Week begins with Palm Sunday, or Passion Sunday. Traditionally, Palm Sunday
    commemorates the Triumphal entry into Jerusalem described in all four canonical gospels.
    As described in the accounts, Christ's entry into Jerusalem was noted by the crowds present
    who shouted praises and waved palm branches.
    Holy Monday and Holy Tuesday
    The days between Palm Sunday and Maundy Thursday are known as Holy Monday, Holy
    Tuesday, and Holy Wednesday (Spy Wednesday). On Holy Monday, Jesus cursed the fig
    tree, cleansed the temple, and responded to questioning of his authority. Some observe the
    anointing of Jesus at Bethany (John 12:1–11), an event that in the Gospel of John occurred
    before the Palm Sunday event described in John 12:12–19.
    Holy Wednesday (Spy Wednesday)
    On Holy Wednesday, the story of Judas arranging his betrayal of Jesus with the chief priests
    is remembered; he was a spy among the disciples of Jesus (Matthew 26:14–25). For this
    reason, the day is sometimes called “Spy Wednesday”.
    Maundy Thursday
    Maundy Thursday (also known as Holy Thursday) commemorates the Last Supper. During
    the meal, Jesus predicted the events that would immediately follow, including his betrayal,
    the Denial of Peter, and his death and resurrection. Events of the last supper play varying
    roles in commemoration liturgies depending on the denomination.
    Good Friday
    On Good Friday we commemorate the Death of Christ. No Mass is celebrated throughout the
    world – Christ, the bridegroom has been taken away. Thus, Good Friday is widely observed
    as a fast day.  
    Holy Saturday (Black Saturday)
    Holy Saturday is the day between the crucifixion of Jesus and his resurrection. In the Catholic
    tradition, Mass is not celebrated on what is liturgically Holy Saturday. The celebration
    of Easter begins after sundown on what, though still Saturday in the civil calendar, is
    liturgically Easter Sunday.
    Easter Vigil
    The name of the Easter Vigil, indicates that liturgically it is already Easter, no longer part of
    Holy Week, but still part of the Easter Triduum. The Easter Vigil, one of the longest and most
    solemn of liturgical liturgies, lasts up to three or four hours, consists of four parts:
    1. The Service of Light
    2. The Liturgy of the Word
    3. The Liturgy of Baptism: The sacraments of Baptism and Confirmation for
    new members of the Church and the Renewal of Baptismal Promises by the
    entire congregation.
    4. Holy Eucharist

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