Difference between revisions of "Low Sunday"
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== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_48842" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_48842" /> == | ||
<p> the first Sunday after Easter, so called because it was customary to repeat on this day some part of the solemnity which was used on [[Easter]] day, whence it took the name of | <p> the first Sunday after Easter, so called because it was customary to repeat on this day some part of the solemnity which was used on [[Easter]] day, whence it took the name of Low Sunday, being celebrated as a feast, but of a lower degree than Easter day itself. </p> | ||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_76162" /> == | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_76162" /> == | ||
Latest revision as of 12:56, 12 October 2021
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [1]
the first Sunday after Easter, so called because it was customary to repeat on this day some part of the solemnity which was used on Easter day, whence it took the name of Low Sunday, being celebrated as a feast, but of a lower degree than Easter day itself.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [2]
Name given in Catholic countries to the next Sunday after Easter, in contrast with the style of the festival just closed.
