Octave of Easter
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Days in the octave
- Easter Sunday
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- Second Sunday of Easter
Liturgical celebration
Roman Rite
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 Script error: No such module "Lang". 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.
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Lutheran
The Octave of Easter is celebrated with daily Mass. The Lutheran Missal states:[3] Template:Quotation
References
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