Pentekostarion
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The Pentecostarion is a liturgical book used in the Eastern Church. It contains the offices for the period from Easter Sunday up to the first Sunday after Pentecost. The name "Pentecostarion" comes from the Greek word for "50th day," referencing the 50-day period following Easter. This period is significant in Christianity as it commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the disciples, an event celebrated at Pentecost.123
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…after Easter, contained in the Pentēkostarion (post-Easter liturgical service book), including the Feast of Ascension, 40 days after Easter, and concluding with the Festival of All Saints on the Sunday after Pentecost. Other special commemorations of the period are the Feast of Orthodoxy, on the first Sunday in Lent, recalling…
Read More…after Easter, contained in the Pentēkostarion (post-Easter liturgical service book), including the Feast of Ascension, 40 days after Easter, and concluding with the Festival of All Saints on the Sunday after Pentecost. Other special commemorations of the period are the Feast of Orthodoxy, on the first Sunday in Lent, recalling…
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Eastern OrthodoxyThe liturgical cycles…the Easter season in the Pentēkostarion (called the “Flowery Triodion”). The weekly cycle is the continuation of the Resurrection cycle found in the Triōdion and the Pentēkostarion; each week following the Sunday after Pentecost (50 days after Easter) possesses its own musical tone, or mode, in accordance with which all…
Read More…the Easter season in the Pentēkostarion (called the “Flowery Triodion”). The weekly cycle is the continuation of the Resurrection cycle found in the Triōdion and the Pentēkostarion; each week following the Sunday after Pentecost (50 days after Easter) possesses its own musical tone, or mode, in accordance with which all…
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