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Western Christianity celebration
This article is about the eight-day celebration in Western Christianity. For the octave day (the last of the eight days), see
Second Sunday of Easter. For the similar period in Eastern Christianity, see
Bright Week.
"Easter Week" redirects here. For the week before Easter, see
Holy Week.
"Easter Thursday" redirects here. For the Thursday before Easter, see
Maundy Thursday.
The Octave of Easter is the eight-day period, or octave, that begins on Easter Sunday and ends with Second Sunday of Easter.[1] It marks the beginning of Eastertide. The first seven of these eight days are also collectively known as Easter Week.
Days in the octave[edit]In the Ordinary Form of the Roman Rite, Easter is one of two solemnities with octaves; the other is Christmas. The days of the octave are given the second-highest rank in the calendar (second only to the Paschal Triduum and Easter itself), ranking even above normal solemnities.[2] The paschal sequence Victimae paschali laudes may be sung before the gospel reading on each of these days.
The Gospel readings for each of middle days within the octave are taken from the various Scriptural accounts of the Resurrection of Jesus.
The Octave of Easter is celebrated with daily Mass. The Lutheran Missal states:[3]
EasterThe Octave of Easter forms a cohesive thematic unit with the two following weeks. The Gospel for Quasimodogeniti, the First Sunday after Easter, recounts the appearance of Our Lord to the apostles in the locked upper room, together with Thomas’ confession.[3]
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