Is every day this week a holy day of some sort?

Answer 1

Palm Sunday comes first in order. The central feature of the service proper to this day, as it was in the time of Ætheria, is the procession of palms.

The only other noteworthy feature of the present Palm Sunday service is the reading of the Gospel of the Passion.

Maundy Thursday:
The day commemorates the Last Supper of Christ and his 12 Apostles and the institution of the Eucharist.
On Maundy Thursday, the celebrant often celebrates the rite of the washing of the feet.
During the day, bishops celebrate the Chrism Mass, where they bless the oils for Confirmation, the Anointing of the Sick and the Catechumens.
The hosts not distributed in Communion on Maundy Thursday are reserved and distributed on Good Friday, when no Mass is celebrated.
After the Mass, the Blessed Sacrament is carried in procession to an "altar of repose". Then all altars except that one are stripped.

Good Friday:
There is no Mass; the Eucharist is not consecrated. Communion takes place with the hosts left over from Holy Thursday.
The church remains stripped on this day of ornate objects, including the altar cloth and candles, as a sign of respect.
Holy water fonts are emptied.
On this day, the stations of the Cross are often prayed either in the church or outside.
Celebration of the liturgy of the Lord’s Passion occurs in the afternoon.
The liturgy consists of three parts in the Roman Rite:
the Liturgy of the Word,
the Veneration of the Cross,
and Holy Communion.


Holy Saturday:
A day of silence and prayer which commemorates the dead Christ in the tomb. No Mass is celebrated.
The Tabernacle is left empty and open. The lamp or candle usually situated next to the Tabernacle denoting the Presence of Christ is put out, and the Eucharist is kept elsewhere, usually the sacristy, with a lamp or candle burning before it.

Easter Vigil
Takes place during the night, either on the eve of Easter or early in the morning on Easter Sunday.
The Gospel reminds us to have our lamps ready, to be like men waiting for the Lord’s return so that when He arrives He will find us wide awake and will seat us at His table.
Night vigil is arranged in four parts:
A brief service of light;
Liturgy of the word;
Liturgy of baptism;
Liturgy of the Eucharist.

Easter Sunday

Answer 2

For Western Christians, things don't pick up again till Thursday, when they commemorate the Last Supper / Institution of the Eucharist (depending on denomination) and the "manadatum" (command to serve, demonstrated by the washing of feet in John's gospel). Good Friday commemorates the suffering and death of Jesus, sometimes accompanying a veneration of a cross or a "tenebrae" rite (gradual extinguishing of candles to darkness). The Easter Vigil on Saturday night often features a special fire and candle symbolizing the light of Christ, up to seven important readings from the Jewish scriptures as well as a recounting of the Easter story, and baptisms of new initiates.

Tuesday marks the beginning of the Jewish Passover, which always begins during the full moon of Nissan, usually during the Christian Holy Week but sometimes a month off (different calendars). So Monday and Tuesday nights will have special Seder meals to commemorate the liberation by G-d of Israel from slavery in Egypt.

Orthodox Christians use the Julian calendar, so their full moon calculations differ. They usually celebrate Easter a month later than Western rite Christians.

Answer 3

Not every day Sunday was Palm Sunday.
Thurs is Maundy Thurs this was the night of the last supper and Jesus in the Garden. Good Friday the day on the cross. Saturday is just a waiting day. Some churches have a 24 hour prayer time. This is to honor the women who were waiting to wrap Jesus and anoint him with proper oils. Easter Sunday
the day that the grave was empty

Answer 4

Thursday was the day of the Last Supper.
Friday was the day Jesus was crucified and He arose on the 3rd day after He was nailed to the cross.
But yes, I would say that the whole week is holy because it is the last week of Jesus' human life reminding us of His great Sacrifice for us.

Answer 5

Holy cow almost every day is a holy day this week. Anytime off work?

Answer 6

It used to be. Ex. 12:1-15; John 6: 4

Answer 7

Yep... Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Saturday and Sunday (Easter). Somehow my mother still wants to call me again to wish me a Happy Easter, and she KNOWS I'm Buddhist, go figure.

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Answer 8

Every day for the past 35 days has essentially been a holy day. (Lent)

Answer 9

It isn't called Holy Week for nothing...

Answer 10

Pretty Much; Passover starts tonight at sundown and lasts eight days.