Holy Monday
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherTemplate:Main otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Holy Monday or Great and Holy Monday (also Holy and Great Monday) (Greek: Μεγάλη Δευτέρα, Megale Deutera) is a day of the Holy Week, which is the week before Easter. According to the gospels, on this day Jesus Christ cursed the fig tree (Script error: No such module "Bibleverse"., Script error: No such module "Bibleverse".), cleansed the temple, and responded to the questioning of his authority (Script error: No such module "Bibleverse".).
It is the third day of Holy Week in Eastern Christianity, after Lazarus Saturday and Palm Sunday, and the second day of Holy Week in Western Christianity, after Palm Sunday.
Biblical narrative
The Gospels tell some of the events that occurred on the day of the Biblical Holy Monday. Some of the most notable and recognizable of these were the cursing of the fig tree (Script error: No such module "Bibleverse"., Script error: No such module "Bibleverse".), the questioning of Jesus' authority (Script error: No such module "Bibleverse".), the Cleansing of the Temple and some diverse parables, depending on which Gospel is read.
Western Christianity
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In the Revised Common Lectionary, which is used by the Anglican Communion, Methodist Churches, Lutheran Churches, Old Catholic Churches and Reformed Churches,[1] the Scripture lessons are Script error: No such module "Bibleverse". (First Reading), Script error: No such module "Bibleverse". (Psalm), Script error: No such module "Bibleverse". (Second Reading), and Script error: No such module "Bibleverse"., (Gospel Reading).[2]
In traditional Methodist usage, The Book of Worship for Church and Home (1965) provides the following Collect for Holy Monday:[3] Template:Quotation
Eastern Christianity
In the Eastern Orthodox Church and those Eastern Catholic Churches that follow the Byzantine Rite, this day is referred to as Great and Holy Monday, or Great Monday. On this day the Church commemorates the withering of the fruitless fig tree (Script error: No such module "Bibleverse".), a symbol of judgement that will befall those who do not bring forth the fruits of repentance.[4] The hymns on this day also recall Joseph, the son of Jacob, whose innocent suffering at the hand of his brethren (Script error: No such module "Bibleverse".), and false accusation (Script error: No such module "Bibleverse".-Script error: No such module "Bibleverse".) are a type (foreshadowing) of the Passion of Christ.[4]
The day begins liturgically with Vespers on Palm Sunday night, repeating some of the same stichera (hymns) from the Praises of the All Night Vigil the evening before. At Small Compline a Triode (Canon composed of three Odes), written by St. Andrew of Crete is chanted.
The Matins service for Monday through Wednesday of Holy Week is known as the Bridegroom Service[5] or Bridegroom Prayer in the Greek Orthodox Church, because of their theme of Christ as the Bridegroom of the Church, a theme expressed in the troparion that is solemnly chanted near the beginning of the service.
On these days, an icon of "Christ the Bridegroom" is placed on an analogion in the center of the temple, portraying Jesus wearing the purple robe of mockery and crowned with a crown of thorns (see Instruments of the Passion). The Matins Gospel read on this day is from the Gospel of Matthew Script error: No such module "Bibleverse".). The canon at Matins has only three odes in it (a triode), and was composed by St. Cosmas of Maiuma.
The four Gospels are divided and read in their entirety at the Little Hours (Third Hour, Sixth Hour and Ninth Hour) during the course of the first three days of Holy Week, halting at Script error: No such module "Bibleverse".. There are various methods of dividing the Gospels, but the most common is:Template:Sfn
- Holy and Great Monday
- Third Hour—The first half of Matthew
- Sixth Hour—The second half of Matthew
- Ninth Hour—The first half of Mark
At the Sixth Hour there is a reading from the Book of Ezekiel Script error: No such module "Bibleverse".
At the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts, some of the stichera from the previous night's Matins (Lauds and the Aposticha) are repeated at Lord, I have cried (see Vespers). There are two Old Testament readings: Script error: No such module "Bibleverse". and Script error: No such module "Bibleverse".. There is no Epistle reading, but there is a Gospel reading from Script error: No such module "Bibleverse"..
References
External links
- Great and Holy Monday Orthodox icon and synaxarion
- Scriptural Reading for the Monday of Holy Week Template:Webarchive from the Office of Readings (Roman Catholic)
- Monday in Holy Week Online liturgical resources
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