Lent

=== Easter Triduum ===
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In the Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, Old Catholic, and many other traditions, the [[Easter Triduum]] is a three-day event that begins Maundy Thursday evening, with the entrance hymn of the Mass of the Lord's Supper. After this celebration, the consecrated [[host (liturgy)|Hosts]] are taken solemnly from the altar to a place of reposition, where the faithful are invited to meditate in the presence of the consecrated Hosts.This is the Church's response to Jesus' question to the disciples sleeping in the [[Gethsemane|Garden of Gethsemane]], "Could you not watch with me one hour?" On the next day, the liturgical commemoration of the Passion of Jesus Christ is celebrated at 3&nbsp;pm, unless a later time is chosen due to work schedules.

This service consists of readings from the [[Bible|Scriptures]], especially [[John the Evangelist]]'s account of the [[Passion (Christianity)|Passion]] of Jesus, followed by prayers, veneration of the cross of Jesus, and a communion service at which the hosts consecrated at the evening Mass of the day before are distributed. The [[Easter Vigil]] during the night between Holy Saturday afternoon and Easter Sunday morning starts with the blessing of a fire and a special candle, and with readings from Scripture associated with [[baptism]]. Then, the [[Gloria in Excelsis Deo]] is sung, water is blessed, baptism and [[confirmation]] of adults may take place, the people are invited to renew the promises of their own baptism, and finally, Mass is celebrated in the usual way from the Preparation of the Gifts onwards.

Holy Week and the season of Lent, depending on [[Christian denomination|denomination]] and local [[Convention (norm)|custom]], end with Easter Vigil at sundown on Holy Saturday or on the morning of Easter Sunday. It is custom for some churches to hold sunrise services which include open air celebrations in some places.